. The ban of the Bori; demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa . a vagina,I and my goats. I the son of a mallam, grandson of a mallam,Sleeping close to a vagina disturbs know that the lips of a womans parts have moresoft flesh than the shoulders of a ram. Dan Wawa makes his victims become idiots throughover-indulgence in sexual acts and drink. He wears agoats skin, as does Jato, and probably has some con-nexion with the priestly clown mentioned in Chapter actions and song are the same as those of Jato. His kirari is : O Girls, a Ba-Maguje is better [for you] than a Moh
. The ban of the Bori; demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa . a vagina,I and my goats. I the son of a mallam, grandson of a mallam,Sleeping close to a vagina disturbs know that the lips of a womans parts have moresoft flesh than the shoulders of a ram. Dan Wawa makes his victims become idiots throughover-indulgence in sexual acts and drink. He wears agoats skin, as does Jato, and probably has some con-nexion with the priestly clown mentioned in Chapter actions and song are the same as those of Jato. His kirari is : O Girls, a Ba-Maguje is better [for you] than a Moham-medan. Baba (59) dances like Jato, whose friend and understudyhe is. But he will steal any pots which he can find unlessthere is incense in them, and, in the photograph, he islooking around furtively to see if anyone is watching him. His song is : Baba, where is Baba, Baba, where is Baba,Where is Jallo, Baba, where is Jallo ?Baba, O Baba, Baba await me and Ill come. The next spirit is much less unsavoury, although hisfunctions are not particularly noble. Ba-Toye, the. 5i.—Jato and Kwollen Kwolma, two disreputable J —The Parade of the Youthful Spirits. BORI—THE BLACK SPIRITS 351 Burner (48), is the spirit of fire. He is said not to be thefire itself, but the bori which sets the houses and the forestalight, and burns people. He is a son of Gajere and Uwar-Dowa—possibly Gajere was once the same as Kuri, therewas great confusion upon this point. He can run veryfast, not only along the ground but even up trees—likethe flames, I presume. The proper sacrifice is a pair ofspeckled fowls. At the dance, he jumps up and down, wagging hisbuttocks. His kirari is : I am Ba-Toye, I have burnt the bush of Jan Gari,I have burnt the forest. His song is : [See the] Bogey, Children [see the] Bogey. Babies [see the] has not seen this Bogey has come to [ is living upon] the earth without will go to the next world without profit. [Possibly alluding to
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