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Title: The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. Wood... With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, Zwecker... 1871
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Wood, John George, 1827-1889
Subjects: Ethnology. Manners and customs. Savages
Publisher: J. B. Burr and company
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
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repara-tions does he begin to practise his profes-sion, and to exact payment from those whocome to ask his advice. I have in my possession a photographwhich represents a Zulu prophet and hiswife. It is particularly valuable, as show-ing the singular contrast in stature betweenthe two sexes, the husband and wife — sosmall is the latter — scarcely seeming tobelong to the same race of mankind. This,indeed, is generally the case throughout theKaffir tribes. The Kaffir prophet alwayscarries a wand of office — generally a cowstail, fastened to a wooden handle — and inhis other hand he bears a miniature shieldand an assagai. The engraving opposite represents twoprophets, in the full costume of their pro-fession. These were both celebrated men,and had attained old age when their por-traits were taken. One of them waspeculiarly noted for his skill as a rain-maker, and the other was famous for hisknowledge of medicine and the propertiesof herbs. Each is arrayed in the crarments I I I 99
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OLD PROPHETS.(See page 176.) (177) DKESS OF A PROPHET. 179 i suitable to the business in which he isengaged. Although the same man is gen-erally a rain-maker, a witch-linder, a necro-mancer, and a physician, he does not wearthe same costume on all occasions, butindues the official dress which belongs tothe department, and in many cases thechange is so great that the man canscarcely be recognized. In one case, hewill be dressed merely in the ordinary Kaf-fir kilt, with a few inilated gall-bladders inhis hail, and a snake-skin wound over hisshoulders. In another, he will have rubbedhis face and body with white earth, coveredhis head with such quantities of charms thathis face can hardly be seen under them, andfringed his limbs with the tails of cows, thelong hair-tufts of goats, skins of birds, andother wild and savage adornments; while aperpetual clanking sound is made at everymovement by numbers of small tortoise- shells strung on leathern thongs. Hismovements are equally changed with

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