One custom of this group of people involves bringing rain by blowing a whistle and pointing in a certain direction, and this tribe was encountered by explorers Carlo Piaggia and Georg Schweinfurth. This tribe was called the Niam-Niam by neighboring races and accused of cannibalism, according to explorer John Petherick. Objects used by this group of
One custom of this group of people involves bringing rain by blowing a whistle and pointing in a certain direction, and this tribe was encountered by explorers Carlo Piaggia and Georg Schweinfurth. This tribe was called the Niam-Niam by neighboring races and accused of cannibalism, according to explorer John Petherick. Objects used by this group of people include a rubbing board called the iwa, and one ritual called the dagba involves placing two sticks in a termite mound. Other beliefs include inherent evilness present in undigested food called mangu, and chickens are fed a strychnine based poison in a ritual called benge. For 10 points, identify this tribe of central Africa whose witchcraft, oracles, and magic titled a study by E. E. Evans-Pritchard.
One custom of this group of people involves bringing rain by blowing a whistle and pointing in a certain direction, and this tribe was encountered by explorers Carlo Piaggia and Georg Schweinfurth.
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