August 1961 - Ju-ju what is the truth - The buried
August 1961 - Ju-ju what is the truth - The buried man falls, and another man tries reviving him with cords and charms. Akakpovi Atandji, the old man, held the object lovingly in his hand and poured a glass of sorabi on its tip. He told us that if all the sorabi went into the stick, then the juju would work. There was no hole in the stick, but it absorbed the whole glassful of liquid. Akakpovi was happy. He now explained the use of the juju to us. You see this padlock here? If I mention your name just now and lock it, you will die before the sun sets today. If I take your spit from the ground and put it in the hole lock it, your jaw will lock immediately, you will never talk again. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)
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