Motif
Ritual sprinkling with medicine water
ritual_sprinkling_with_medicine_water
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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bavili
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At the Back of the Black Man's Mind; or, Notes on the Kingly Office in West Africa II ELECTION OF A KING IN THE KONGO 13 / CHAPTER III / CORONATION OF A KING IN THE KONGO / C 2; lines 1303-1398 confidence: medium
A white-clothed line comes from the north-east with the Mankaka and Nganga; the Mankaka beats the earth with a stick, the Nganga sprinkles medicine water and herbs, chiefs kneel before Nenimi, followers sing and wave sticks and cloths, and followers of Ximawngo Awlo and Mbuku answer with loud song.
The Nganga sprinkles the people with medicine water and herbs during the white-clothed procession and sprinkles again to check the group's enthusiasm.
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