The |goo or ǂgebbi-gu

The |goo or ǂgebbi-gu

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

|hanǂkass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

<i>The ǂgebbi-ggu, as performed among the Grass Bushmen, was described by /hanǂkass'o (L VIII.-22. 7978 and 7979).</i> A description of the <i>/goo</i>, or the <i>ǂgebbi-gu</i>, dance. Women clap their hands while the men call to them like the male ostrich. The women sing while the men call.

1) p.7977v: the call of the male and female ostrich, 2) See also <i>The story of the lions and the ostriches (when they were people) </i>and<i> Baboons dance the ǂgebbi-gu </i>and<i> Baboons and the ǂgebbi-ggu</i>, 3) This story is found in Book VIII-22

story

12 November 1878

Custom and daily life

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