Field Diary 1960
FONFUKA AND LAGABUM
Field Diary 1960FONFUKA AND LAGABUM |
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June
8th
We arrived in the Landrover at the river at about 10.45 a.m. where we were met by Pastor Dom and the Baptist School Teacher, Mr Daniel Bang, and walked up to Fonfuka with them... |
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June
9th
There followed a Regency under Njang-a-Yiwi - "held the throne as a woman" |
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June
10th - Fonfuka
The Fon sent Ndifo and Ful to inquire how we had slept. (Phyllis has christened them the Two Good Uncles.) We learn some greetings and we show them our notebooks, crocks, canvas bath, and folding table... |
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June
11th - Lagabum
We started off at about 8.30 a.m. for Lagabum. The Fon had arranged carriers and had deputed Yangsi to accompany us... |
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June
12th
Very early this morning, after sunrise, four shots were fired in our honour (as we were told later - we thought it was to summon chindas to work)... |
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We were called out at
about 9 a.m. to see the langa maskers - two human-headed (bongse
langa-su) and a buffalo-masker (buli)...
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After farewells we walk downhill at a good pace, sorry to leave the cool palace and its hospitable folk. Perhaps we shall never know from 'Bala the Ndifo' why things don't fall off the earth... |
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Peter had been sent by the Fon to help us...
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