Mmee

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Oracle device (sorcery)

Historical main catalogue: "Mmee. Magic remedy of the Wanyamwesi: Used to identify mlozi (sorcerers). The unfuma (magic doctor) is asked; is he and he mlozi? Water is poured into the bowl and the top wooden peg is placed in it. Then the bowl is moved. If the peg remains perpendicular to the wooden fork, the person being asked about is innocent; if it remains horizontal [...], the person is guilty (mlozi). The unfumu then slaughters a chicken with a knife. Depending on whether he finds good or bad spots in the meat, the person concerned is guilty or not guilty. The mlozi must then be killed. Mpuge. Unyamwesi north. Tabora"

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Object type
Oracle device (sorcery)
Dimensions
Height: 7 cm
Width: 49,5 cm
Depth: 15 cm
Weight: 0,3 kg
Objektmaß: cm D: ca. 12 cm (Holzschale, mit Henkel ca. 20 cm)
Objektmaß: cm L: ca.54 cm, B: 15 cm (Fellstück)
Material/Technique
Wood, Iron, Fur, Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 10593

Provenance and sources

where
Tanzania
who
Willmann - Former Possessors

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