Karosses must not be beaten upon the ground, for fear of bad consequences

Karosses must not be beaten upon the ground, for fear of bad consequences

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

<i>What the Grass Bushmen do when angry. Karosses not to be beaten upon the ground, for fear of causing illness, and for fear of sorcerers. A way in which the latter cause illness is here mentioned. In the Katkop dialect, by Díä!kwãin (LV.-20. 5537-5556).</i>

1) p.5537 opp: Dia!kwain was told this story by his mother (≠kamme-an), 2) p.5554v:

story

17 November 1875 (started)

Custom and daily life

Artefact and dress

Portention

sorcerers ( and the beating of the kaross )

sorcerers ( watch how people treat and respect magic things )

sorcerers ( fearing and respecting )

sorcerers ( take people away or kill them )

sorcerers ( and the man of illness )

sorcerers ( make people ill )

sorcerers ( punish those who disrespect magic things )

sorcerers ( kill with magic or sorcery )

magic things ( and a dust or cloud that kills )

magic things ( and a cloud of things that resemble flies )

magic things ( prohibitions regarding )

magic things ( must not be beaten on the ground )

magic things ( respecting )

magic things ( the consequences of disrespecting )

magic things ( karosses are )

magic things ( and cursing people or wishing death upon them )

magic things ( killing with )

magic things ( revenge using )

magic things ( and spells )

magic things ( and illness )

magic things ( and misfortune )

magic things ( their misuse )

death ( due to a curse )

death ( wishing it upon others )

death ( due to lack of sense )

death ( a dust that causes )

death ( and magic )

death ( and revenge )

death ( and illness )

death ( caused by sorcery )

death ( and the bad consequences of beating the kaross on the ground )

illness ( making )

illness ( unloosing )

illness ( the place where it is kept )

illness ( the man of )

illness ( a dust that kills )

illness ( sending )

illness ( and a cloud of things resembling flies )

illness ( and cursing people )

illness ( bringing of )

illness ( due to sorcery )

illness ( and spells )

illness ( and curses )

illness ( and the bad consequences of beating the kaross on the ground )

kaross ( is a magic thing )

kaross ( prohibitions relating to )

kaross ( beating it on the ground )

kaross ( avoidance behaviour relating to )

kaross ( the bad consequences of beating it on the ground )

kaross ( and making magic dust )

Grass Bushmen ( what they do when angry )

Grass Bushmen ( who have no sense )

Grass Bushmen ( their curses )

Grass Bushmen ( use magic things )

Grass Bushmen ( how they take revenge on others )

Grass Bushmen ( and the bad consequences of beating the kaross on the ground )

dust ( is not a good or friendly thing )

dust ( and sorcery )

dust ( causes misfortune and illness )

dust ( kills people )

dust ( and beating karosses on the ground )

respect ( sorcerers watch how people treat magic things )

respect ( for magic things )

respect ( the bad consequences of beating the kaross on the ground )

curses ( of the Grass Bushmen when angry )

curses ( and the bad consequences of beating the kaross on the ground )

curses ( cursing people or wishing death upon them )

fly ( a cloud of things that resemble flies, which cause illness )

fly ( and the bad consequences of beating the kaross on the ground )

5537-5556