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Story: Some of the stars (their names)

Title

Some of the stars (their names)

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Summary

Bushman names for Stars. Given by /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-32. 8826 rev., 8842 and 8843, 8841 rev. and 8842 rev.). The stars (in Orion's belt) are named according to the hunting of springbok.

Comments

1) p.8841v: |han≠kass'o heard this from his mother (|xabbi-an), 2) pp.8841v & 8842v: the stars are named according to the hunting of springbok, 3) This story is found in Book VIII-32

Contributors

|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

Date

3 December 1879

Categories

Celestial bodies and aeroscopy

Keywords

stars (the names of) , stars (in Orion's belt) , stars (are named according to springbok or game hunting) , names (accounting for the giving of names to stars) , names (stars in Orion's belt named according to springbok hunting) , hunting (of game and the names of stars) , hunting (stars in Orion's belt named according to the hunting of springbok) , springbok (stars in Orion's belt named according to hunting of)

Story Pages

8842-8843

Page Images

Image File: A2_1_107_08842.JPG

Book: BC_151_A2_1_107

Image File: A2_1_107_08843.JPG

Book: BC_151_A2_1_107