Rainmaking

Rainmaking

Wilhelm Bleek notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

An account of rain-making by means of dragging a water-animal over the land, in illustration of a Bushman painting copied by Mr J.M. Orpen (Cape Monthly Magazine for July, 1874, frontispiece), was given, in the Katkop dialect, by Dia!kwãin, who had it from his mother. (BXXVII. 2540_2608, the two first pages only translated.) The beginning of this was repeated by him (L V._3. 4075_4085), and two other accounts of rain-making were also given by him (L V._3. 4086_4121.)

1) This story was told to Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) by his mother (≠kamme-an), 2) p.2539v: a note on

story

21 June (started), to July 1874

The Rain and Rain's water

Rain-bull ( and Rainmaking )

Rain-bull ( Water-bull )

Rain-bull ( Rain animal )

Rain-bull ( work of the Rain-sorcerer and )

Rain-bull ( killing of )

Rain-bull ( flesh of is cut up )

Rain-bull ( Water cow )

Rain-bull ( horns of )

Rain-bull ( and the Rain )

Rain-bull ( led by Rain-sorcerers )

Rain ( Rainmaking )

Rain ( angry )

Rain ( and 'wrong' actions of people )

Rain ( and people's behaviour )

Rain ( clouds )

Rain ( and work of Rainmakers or Rain-sorcerers )

Rain ( and food )

food ( Rainmaking and )

food ( digging for )

food ( 'Joik uije' plant )

food ( onion )

food ( !kani plant )

food ( hunger for )

hunger ( and Rainmaking )

hunger ( death from )

hunger ( starvation )

hunger ( and Rain )

names ( |xam )

names ( Dutch )

names ( of plants eaten as food )

names ( and Rainmaking )

plants ( |xam names of )

plants ( Dutch names of )

plants ( eaten as food )

plants ( and Rainmaking )

bull ( and Rainmaking )

bull ( Rain-bull )

bull ( Water-bull )

bull ( Rain animal )

cow ( Water cow )

cow ( and Rainmaking )

animals ( and Rainmaking )

animals ( Rain animals )

animals ( the Rain-bull )

animals ( the Water cow )

Rainmaker ( or Rain-sorcerers )

Rainmaker ( and Rainmaking )

Rainmaker ( work of )

Rainmaker ( warn people )

Rainmaker ( respect for )

Rainmaker ( Rainmaking and )

Rainmaker ( Rain- )

Rainmaker ( promise Rain )

Rainmaker ( treatment of )

Rainmaker ( conjure water )

Rainmaker ( work of )

Rainmaker ( 'Water's medicine men' )

Rainmaker ( 'medicine men' )

Rainmaker ( 'Water's people' and )

Rainmaker ( place of )

Rainmaker ( 'killing place' of )

Rainmaker ( work magic )

Rainmaker ( and magic )

Rainmaker ( and Rainmaking )

Rainmaker ( and the thong )

Rainmaker ( kill the Rain-bull )

Rainmaker ( lead the Rain-bull )

Rain-sorcerers ( see Rainmaker )

work ( of Rainmakers )

work ( Rainmaking )

work ( finding food )

medicine men ( see Rainmaker )

sorcerers ( see Rainmaker )

thong ( used in Rainmaking )

thong ( to lead the Rain-bull )

thong ( the Rainmakers' )

water ( and Rainmaking )

water ( people of )

water ( Water-bull )

water ( Water-cow )

water ( and the Rain )

water ( men of )

water ( Water's 'medicine men' )

water ( Water's animals )

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