Ssa ka Kumm (the eland's story)

Ssa ka Kumm (the eland's story)

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

The hunting of eland and related ceremonies. There are many things the hunter must do to show respect for the eland, as it is a 'magic thing' and |kaggen (the Mantis) will try to revive the game and keep it from dying. The verso notes contain further details of these practices. Pages 5359v-5361v contains warnings about the casting of shadows (translated by Dorothea Bleek).

1) p.5316v: this story was told to Dia!kwain by his father (Xaa-ttin), 2) Date on p.5338: 26 September, 3) p.5341v: an explanatory note by Dia!kwain (12 December 1875) on the actions of |kaggen (the Mantis) and how he changes his appearance to make people afraid (like at 'Guy Fawkes'), 4) pp.5345v-5348v: see

story

September 1875

Custom and daily life

eland ( its story or Ssa ka Kumm )

eland ( and hunting observances )

eland ( its magic powers )

eland ( is feared and respected )

eland ( lean )

eland ( fat )

eland ( and the scent of people )

eland ( a description of the ceremony for cutting up its meat )

eland ( beating with its tail )

eland ( breaking wind and hiccoughing when eating its fat )

eland ( and the |kaggen )

eland ( prohibitions when hunting )

eland ( and urination )

eland ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

eland ( the |kaggen tries to make it live )

eland ( the ceremony for killing )

eland ( hunting )

eland ( killing )

eland ( is a magic thing )

eland ( is |kaggen's thing )

eland ( crossing its spoor )

eland ( the actions with the arrow used to shoot it )

eland ( what is done when one has been shot )

man ( who has shot an eland )

man ( and hunting observances )

man ( the ceremonies he performs )

man ( the hut made for him )

man ( his dress )

man ( is helped by old men )

man ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

man ( does not cross spoor )

man ( imitates the wounded eland )

man ( and the |kaggen )

man ( urinates )

Ssa ka Kumm ( the eland's story )

Ssa ka Kumm ( hunting observances )

Ssa ka Kumm ( hunting |kaggen's things )

Ssa ka Kumm ( ceremonies for killing eland )

magic powers ( possed by the eland )

magic powers ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

urination ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

urination ( by the hunter on the wounded eland )

hut ( made for man who has shot an eland )

hut ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

dress ( worn by man who has shot an eland )

dress ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

arrow ( actions with one with which an eland has been shot )

arrow ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

education ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

education ( and killing an eland )

education ( of hunting observances )

teaching ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

teaching ( and killing an eland )

teaching ( of hunting observances )

|kaggen ( the Mantis )

|kaggen ( and the eland )

|kaggen ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

|kaggen ( the eland is its thing )

|kaggen ( its actions when an eland has been shot )

|kaggen ( torments the hunter )

|kaggen ( appears in other forms )

|kaggen ( wants the eland to live )

hunting ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

hunting ( and killing an eland )

hunting ( ceremonies for cutting up game )

hunting ( and avoidance behaviour )

hunting ( and respecting the game )

hunting ( fat and lean game )

hunting ( methods of cutting up game )

hunting ( observances )

hunting ( of eland )

hunting ( and ceremonies for killing and cutting up eland )

hunting ( of magic things )

hunting ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

hunting ( prohibitions relating to )

hunting ( of |kaggen's things )

game ( respecting )

game ( cutting up )

game ( lean and fat )

game ( ceremonies performed for )

game ( and hunting observances )

game ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

moth ( the !num !num )

shadows ( the casting of )

shadows ( prohibitions relating to )

name ( of a moth )

respect ( shown to |kaggen's or magic things )

respect ( shown to the eland )

respect ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

ceremony ( for the cutting up of eland )

ceremony ( and Ssa ka Kumm )

ceremony ( for the successful hunting of eland )

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