. The ban of the Bori; demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa . gone bad]. Hankaka (White Breasted Crow) (60) and Gauraka(Crown-bird) (60) are very similar. Both can give anyillness to people in the bush, the proper sacrifice beingfowls of the same colour as themselves. At the dance,they squat and flap their arms like Angulu. Hankaka calls Da, Da, Da, Da, Da, Da, Da [soundslike this bird makes] the men of Ilorin make onefrightened [because they have guns imported fromLagos]. Gauraka calls Garanga, Garanga, Garang, garang,gara, gara, gar, gar. Hankakas song is : Da, da, da,so says Ha
. The ban of the Bori; demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa . gone bad]. Hankaka (White Breasted Crow) (60) and Gauraka(Crown-bird) (60) are very similar. Both can give anyillness to people in the bush, the proper sacrifice beingfowls of the same colour as themselves. At the dance,they squat and flap their arms like Angulu. Hankaka calls Da, Da, Da, Da, Da, Da, Da [soundslike this bird makes] the men of Ilorin make onefrightened [because they have guns imported fromLagos]. Gauraka calls Garanga, Garanga, Garang, garang,gara, gara, gar, gar. Hankakas song is : Da, da, da,so says HankakaBecause she sees that one is grinding flour [and thinks that she will get some],Because she sees that we are going to Katsina. Da, da, da, so says she sees that we are going to Sokoto for a young slave it is whom I have driven out. The meaning of the last line is said to be that the boriof the slave was found to have been having illicit relationswith the daughters of the master, but what that had to dowith the Hankaka I could not 60
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