Wand of Noble WoodHutchinson, 1961 - 207 pages "Tells the unusual story of Peter Obiesie, a man educated in the Western tradition but bound by upbring to the ancient ways. The worldly newspaper editor from Lagos abandons his mistress to look for a wife amoung his own people."--Back cover |
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Page 192
Onuora Nzekwu. of a hen , which ceremony served to despatch Nneka's released spirit on its journey to the spirit world . It also notified her ancestral spirits that her spirit was on its way to join them . The ceremony took place at the ...
Onuora Nzekwu. of a hen , which ceremony served to despatch Nneka's released spirit on its journey to the spirit world . It also notified her ancestral spirits that her spirit was on its way to join them . The ceremony took place at the ...
Page 193
... ceremonies lasted . If for any reason they left the house of mourning before the ceremonies were over , their followers left with them and the men were left with no alternative but to placate them . As the day grew hotter the corpse was ...
... ceremonies lasted . If for any reason they left the house of mourning before the ceremonies were over , their followers left with them and the men were left with no alternative but to placate them . As the day grew hotter the corpse was ...
Page 196
... ceremony . With the burial over the first day of the ceremonies came to an end . But the umuada had to stay 196.
... ceremony . With the burial over the first day of the ceremonies came to an end . But the umuada had to stay 196.
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Akunnia Chuma ancestors ancestral spirits answered arrived baby Bessie bottle of schnapps boys calabash called ceremony child cloth coffin corpse cotyledons cowries curse Daddy dance death drink elders Ezim father fly-whisk friends funeral girl give goat gone greeted hand highlife husband Igala Ikem Isitor iyi ocha knew kola-nut Lagos laughed leave letter looked marriage marry Mbanefo Mgbafor mind mother Ndichie never nightwatchman Nneka Nora Nwoye Obi's Obiageli Obiesie Odinfe Ofodili okpala Onowu ozo-title palm wine paused pay the bride-price Pete Peter polygamy Port Harcourt pounds present priest promise Reg asked relatives remember reply sent silence smiled soon staff of office stood sure talk tell Thank things thought told took traditional trying umuada Umuele Uncle Akukalia understand village voice waiting wedding wife wives woman women Yoruba