A necklace of reed used to cure a little child's cold

A necklace of reed used to cure a little child's cold

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

<i>A reed necklace employed as a remedy for a little child suffering from a cold (L VIII.-21. 7826 and 7827).</i> The women break and burn pieces of reed in the fire.

1) |han≠kass'o observed this practice himself, 2) p.7826v: see <i>The power of cutting possessed by the reed and quartz</i>, 3) This story is found in Book VIII-21

story

October 1878

Custom and daily life

Healing and ailing

Artefact and dress

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7826-7827