Picture No | 10181072 |
Date | 1737 |
Description | KAFFIR LOCUST WORSHIP |
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The locust can ravage a farmer's crops and cause widespread famine, so Kaffirs pay it religious honours to placate it and avert its anger.
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Source | Bernard Picart, engraved by du Bosc, in Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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