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    Sixteen Cowries Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World William Bascom INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS Bloomington and London ‘eee Nov 03 180 Contents Ba" ‘To the memory of Sako Copies 1980 by Waa Bascom oo my ep o nd nay fm ot e he reace “ od‘ pg an yee Sid Se eRe Remi a Pa One: Sixteen Cowes ‘Caper I, The Sytem of Beet 2 aya Cogs Cog in Pinon Daa Part Two: The Verses of Sixtoen Cowes oo Caper. Boe (Ar-49) Somes eee vcs hc Reo Sitcvi, fu. eas) coms t Srv, few Gia) tony eR EE ane Siw, Eom) I) ree ae am cae Sere Ged) Seven Som, fee Ghia) seem apr x Oat 118) Feowes rapt XIV, Quger (LIB) 11 owns Coupee XV. Bj Sebo CLL) ewe CupterXVL 0) evenee Garter XVI. Otarupgn (NI) owes Gupte XVI Ofve Kanan (OS core QoupterXIX. Tg (P1) 6 cowren arte XX Opes (ON) Dewan Preface Divination with sixeencounls is eted i nyholog perhaps history, td crsily morptogealy os dination. For fll nderstaing of Whats eponed hee, reader shoul amt fa Dirt: Communication Beawcen Gods and Moni West Afra (Bascom 1969), sn the references ‘hi work ae de to enable hem ond the reevan pags mre eal, ‘My acknowledgnent fo colon fis and Nita ae a oer aster wont sl sand, and am gatefl tothe Soi Sone Reseach ‘Couoe of New York fr supporting my fi feliwork among the Yorba 195738 But the pri prt forthe reste rth back we pode by Fle grant in 195031 wh the Geaton verso teen corns ve tpe secured. Grant from the Unensty of Caloris lat | Tnvematonl Stes 1960 sd the Soci Scene Reve Coc 1565 mde pol ber vito Niger fr further resench My acknoulegnents to MO. Oyawye, who did the il tesaton sd ment ofthe anerption tothe two othe Yoruba sen wh led in teaseabing nd to my wif Ber, wh did the eesoig expe in (hap L Tae sho, and inthe dedeton ofthis bok, exp my set Indeed to Sa, the dinar who diated the Satin verses of sb teen come hich ae Peete er Part One Sixteen Cowries Introduction sateen cows” Gindgan, om mnlogi) isa form of duration employed by he Yorba of Nigea and by thi descend the New Wo. I single thn fs vation and din es este AS Nip, but i the Amencs i i ore smpatant than Ht became ‘ore widely known andre frequen employed. This may be We to i relate simpy, t0 the popuzity of Shugo, Yemga, Qin, and ‘ier Yorba gots with whom inten sows esiocned: ad tthe ac that ca be practced by both men aed womes, who otneber men in (dee col whreas ly anc practice 2 ‘ ‘Susteen Cowes ‘The fing importance fs wo tens of dation in Aten sa the Amer robablyexplains he elec of sxe cowie by stents Yorba cate compored to sade of Afro Cuban ato. There a 4 ‘eat may sus of vation aang te Yoruba ne he grapes fn Bocom 1961 and 196, pu nprant bose paleton), bt T ow of only two that its snten cows Aven, One devo nly seston gags tthe top (Ogu 1982: 65-81) and he other han tives pgs (Maupi 1943. 265268 In contr» mare of polos ‘ou seen coi Cabs, wht kaon dog asec, hae apeued (Lactate 1942, Hing 1971, Ropers 1973, Cabrera 1974, lzondo ne, Sumer, Anonymous nl). Atop a dvnaton ao acceded high seprded in Cus, stem cows probaly the mart Epo tem of dvton nee Aro Cares. a Baa snows {Slogan elegy, naga Aen 1980157158), meron, ‘orn (ase nd Vere, 1953:378), ‘Woes dvatio s mpoyed by the Ewe and Font the west of the Yorba ané by the Benin Edo tthe eas, and perhaps y other eh borin people 1 how of only eve sop of seen cowry dhiton in ‘Afton which nay not wer to the Vora. Thi is Mapas beet noe om Dahon Hey tha is Ngo Yer) oni td that ts own pga, Av Osan wor a, Niet, ao called the dation ba, aother name for Eo 1 Exe knowns Beal. The aes ‘the des asocited withthe gues, gen by Meal, ate pedom Iman, bat not exusely, Yorbs,sogestig that his nfomants wee ‘ago uther tan Fon Proviso test, aston comes my be tale {1 specielly Yorue fom of dation, The Yoru, who number sme nen iio, lv nthe West and Lap States and the southern portion ‘of Kwara State in southwenten Nios and i ester Doney, wit flr farther west it ental Dabomey and along the Dahomey-Too ‘hiiton with stun comes s employed inthe cls of Oral and other “white dee,” din the cls of Fab, Shang, Oy Qn, (Gb, Yen, Yew, Nana Bury, sre tows, Qa and Sp904 ‘Yeo the Goes f the Yewe Bier, Qa the Goes ofthe Oka Rie tnd None Burk 2 oder ocinted with 3 Aid of ake tht id {0 ine in the wate; the ate of thee Oe dies wl be dca in Chapter "Te present sty sd on nfrmaton upped by Sask SK), 1 Snr the eto Orla Qa, Nigeria, who was bom, inated nd rindi pea a tomm ae By me oth wet that wa ae te Introduction 5 Ali, king of Qyp To my Inowlee ts the Sst sous stay of teen ‘Ses ong the Yorba andthe fist cobecion fits dation vest ‘public. Mowowr it puted represents the ttl boy of dato ‘eats known ong koowledgeble dives ‘Compu 1 fa dition th manipulation of seen pao nu coc cven the cating of ving chan, sten cowry dation ange She cows cat om a Dskty tay and the mur of abl fig Toul up are counted, There ae ony seventeen postions or gues #1 rte fo siceen Homer, menarnng Us ees im eiel and tne wang famine the 1, The cowry sols a ed in din fi ate ot the ont (ow gy) At were Tormey wed money, Bt = ner cowry ow 19) The baskty te (a) at and ofthe type tat iets i dplying bet, at and other soll tel forse i the ste vene a0), "The seventeen Sue of tens coury dation hae names any of ac ar copies of names he fa igus Ia Tal te i ae Tntcner the number of sows fsng South pan hs flowed by te ‘mw of tht fue Becose te one of he Ses in Tale ers ask {havin which thelr yrs mere eed by Sala, the ater ode Bas bon ‘ened in alphabetical quence fr ese freferance to india vnes For example, AU indicts he freth vee of Ej Oghe, the figure which fs che lo with this mut acing up Following the ters the fumes ofthe dees r ther spe ene associated wih he estes, (epven by Slap. he fs! enum of numerals indetes the numberof ee recoded for each ips A these names al py 10 fs in UT vito Bascom 1966) exept Ef Oko (2) Ela Sb (12), Opis (0). At dee ae ‘Sterne names fora atumber of he ges, ome of which een the ‘Roped, Aoi the Append, Table? presets the names ofthe Ses {en by oder. Yona sours and for Done, Bra and Cos; Table 3 reve etn another septum eis asocied wih the ies Ty some of these soc, "hen the ioe od) has ben determined ty the ist tos of th ois the ie Soin 0 teste th ess hat ae asx with the ten conti the pe ton ad th cies to be mae, sd oh the ce ofa mpthcopal cent which sere aa precedent Unless he ‘topped by the len, he vir eer lth ees that he a eared for fh igure AS in Tanai, the leat who sles he vere ca it tpl io his own ci, And at la, more spe information can be ‘ned by making aioeal cat of he cows to choose tween peie ‘Sixteen Cowries, Introduction tae re severe GURES (ODL) 1 Okie D. Onin 2 Ok Ebest) 3 Opinds Yer A tes FOWIGe Ge. Orin) 5. Oe 6. Oshan 6 hud Qrinm G2. 7. Oat 3. Fab Op ie, caren “br ode") S.Bpope A. Ori Rowe ewe dy”) 3. Os Com 10, fon Bobi (Ot and Oat Ge, Odbdat) 1M, Quinn X-Bxin(1e, Eating) 12, Ei gyigek Lng ® 13 ta M.shopbas 2 1 Orkin NOW 2 1, Ofta Kinin 0.Opin 1 16. gee ola a" ey") 1 0. Op 0.O4boni 1 attematnes bd) on the bast of the ra der of the svesten ise Povey reson that ws ot exe, both Ue eer in which th fue sv ated Tabi and he oder in which hi verses were dictated teSuo, s1osa24sse74 112131415160, ier fom this nk Choo ahah he gress 8104321424119765-131415-160.Inetoosne oreo th night and lef and, he it hand indie with ine fhrow iF 8 10.48.3,2, 10 [Dappews. I 1,9, 7,6, appear a ssond tivo is eed: fen one ofthe ls powerful ue appear, te ah fund ie mete, but Hf coe of the more powefl figs appes on the A uo, the ethan chose. 13, 18,15, 160¢O appears nite we in or seen throws ater an neater 0 ato ‘pty docs not dices hs nk or, ut some entation ces rom the Cuban sous. The “nape gues” in Coba ae Bren 38 TESeSIOIZIN1e1S16, and the “mutor gues” w 5679411 Ong [Oty ob; Rogan 1973: 28; Somes: 3738: Anonymous ni: 6, How oer bot Hing and Ropes sy tht the et hand ats ineated when itu apps on the ist throw Cater (197: 18) ges 123-48 TOs aor gus and 56:79:12 anor gs ‘alte If dination (Bac 1969 488, thee ae no simultaneous ios beeen fe speci erates, scaring to Sisk. The ehice 5 Sixteen Cowries ‘ote ovo nates i ni aT cae ewe tar tn aa yy an et em eee TT saan" mm Ten sae eh SSUTerthape he tent ea ss ote mtr ‘ore ing) td slp yon ne (0) inh eines ord ie Th en ve ht ee aya 8 sus by akon eA ie fn sey wee in ro th), a of mine eB sete sn a tayo cles gh ors Newt rh ME SLD aiate Settee Eten ceo eit mney ma, en, ‘Sitar ao ey. ite feng nee ye SASEtE oes be erie ot sand contentment (afi). rete nens) Teter pred te et ay ae we tea hy See eH ri) (00) + 108, STS Ma tnt tee Senta tn von Sens hn a ne Tyee fa kn fe arto Seana a lg he cht ay Se Sane en pe Mh N eho yo stg sn "un hh pein arto mete pled Te lng he ong at Sie ate gop Eine ono ero en or gnn ements tno ‘to die” (Bgbb Qghd), Qrunmila (It, Orisha Oko, Yemoga, the Barth (lf), an Iai ete wo pnd oe ih Sp oer (ce gs Sy mae oe cay eto Soe an me eof teow oe owe i i tome Gh) side ei tts fee 20 mit wy ot eb Gc ect tg atest ett a enc okinawa oe STGAL Satin ree oy in eto Spee ten Sn et mi oi Site ta tee fs suns ees CB, 118. ey nb thal ig ti ye” Introduction 9 Slag’ fullname Maro Sak, mo Ganka aa #8 Bt ce mess “Dot se spite" (HE es) The een i sa ae sams ponte anda (S09) at he ssi of Orisa. Minas pen to boys who ae born ina il (kf) nd who at thas ich’ sr tcc to Orhan and destind to become his mosies. THe Ir te won enti Sak 3 child of chit Gbyka at the town of Tm Sala ensiedsdity Cx, lun o Ori Oona Kid of ‘psa Hwee, en ter ozs he dt he ane a Ota King ae eco), Os (iyo i white clo), ria (reat dy, eae King Olt ce Oba reat ig) teres e He ypc ul soother name or ora or odie, he Sky God een way that Ons, Ol, sn Qt ae aleatve anes fou te see ty Hower it sine ial to determine whether te aw ar ferent nae forthe sane ity. names fr erent ai feruon of he sme dt oc names for deen des Al ae white ci fof), for which Une reared soe sey fe ous: seiner dened fom fae names and some aes tft cies of a sg ad tat ache dy” has fs mn. goupof won erase scpaate se of worship (Et), but the Bowes a sla wee ey te mombigers know th ieencstetwen them la fom eae a mony Rim Tey we oly white cigs: wt Deas Sead nd wht cts and ack, nd fae of whi nd) erro pewter. Tey cook with ses batter (ro fom slo ss ‘Geos ound ofthe worn pl cl 0) tat oes oe, ea en nts ob i) intend of he ws esha mas (6 9) Th ink maae ber in Ag) ce itn dyin) instead of ln wie as) Sein and atte hicks forte sci for Oe and the ‘ther wate dei. Duta Opyan, whos worshpes pactice Matton, ems £08 8 dost noite tyra at a qe dierent manifestation of Oral see diate Rows o Oth Lowy, deed asthe St son of rsa. ea crt (rh Ok), for whom have recoded another sxe re reat cose tobn“whte ete.” Ori Ouro maybe mare car but in dicuing Sako a his dvinatlon with ston coe ‘rat eth more common are, sss. “Sky ms born i Gogoks he howe of cif Gok, in ats out 1880 ese tht fe war about Hien yeas ld and knew HOW (Pet a te before Captain RT. Hower BombrdedQyg ant destroyed the 0 Stereen Cowrier, bts te A 88 Sat wad, Whe Boe can 2 Sd fn fpe Mp Bvt ws O99 wep). ert we ‘ams takn om cn stews ne ‘nyt de oo sn coed eb Oa rsa ned be ae cs nae ote he emah mony The sna ths tonne fd shi mers te tho tra woo Oes Wier Ste youn ep, Aegayyoun ste yee ate Stott nip and ner 1s ded Sy, tone paso mat oie i (ot) ag tn). porn) rs cea ‘tt la), es font (9), (eo tap Aer hentia ns ha cy ek lca) haber ne ad ro the ngs ‘stom tron et punt! ad ae Silty son ino a om eld pte “tin” mst fu thee perspec fae peat nd ep in ten apf tg sa Ph or er an ees st tvs hs hea pH yal ho hae een G1 He co cay ogo lt mses ses ‘eo os ote Ai eth hale Uk be woe a aot be), ‘hn Osage i ten cos 2k om xsl led forthe ey th Hod ont ome eh thd in a met A tie On he it, aes pan ns sca pease St “Orta muses pron ilps nl) tons eee ae (ie Thar ates ne dat ase sr Osa nat onsite ed npuneer ‘ee jose ater hla, ty aot ae ected en Gn Ths pro hes yet ete cag st come le ing ied el mente na shy “etm of op te of ean Tape nent ate ot desta cb Ie at fs martes tan eter sdage Mey Scans fl "owe wen te mt ote dn ‘cnen eatin nae era “ev itis ens ye of On Boe whi itr of eo ny he) whitened wd ot | Introduction u his ea, He may ao 1D wits, Bt Be mst ot se shi ik whe ie my sho tay sen sowie fr fr penal se, at be ce Sr med to ea ow to ce wih hm Sk’ set, fer exam, m ‘Salakg Jearned how to divine in igana from his babalorisha, who initiated tn. ak ie yea eam how tous fe cowie ad ee thr to eam the es theo ite, would sem hat he Jeo poy tok Tew tm and th ond moe, Later he xed the {Serene and het ad ae fen see a dite so ved oar sew sn yt tries. Leng ots Uhewpoot doers tine Tie the ners al Oss ps ae eit Thy le 0 sake nfs es om) 10 ply he ies nd il pute hema td some med, a with ve me (wie), bu thy arent nested a feet mde Sat Anew tat San of hi este esa hone Otome desea is ‘So snr to eta fa eb dierent Andere “tera ee” (aw), wre Saky aed Se G2 et) fot meet ave ac Rou Ge Sac cne to Qy athe Alin kg en a ‘he iy to ine for hime ied he ppl Ost sin, ithe Sandie wont In 18173 e be of et asia 8 9 oer, Wiens per ded be bogs fon ana nd ae Sine frit la histones to Gy TH glean tne 8 le “eS itand tecond sonnet fre ian fe Teen cowie wert devemin whet Oxtla request sao Sting eb ob sre ch sei tint Ohl, Sk uve moti Yen th ty of Ue Chk, and tare ofa (Sus year forthe sl fv Yong He al ht both es wo Spurn fo him, bo Onl ms the mala one Bese Onis a hme i "whe we tin Febony, 1951, Sk was abut seventy yo lt si neue of bas th ise led the oma Sect eens apps. Although ten tnd in efiay n {caine ws alone when came tin tou rsh and on wit sheen coef teed ite and hd he of ‘Grove wo bal spent sie i ster Neverthe wa ae of ‘Err he can king plc in Ns pray 5 hy acted Ie petn Not so many Jas exer Alin had Ten coveted 10 Tied many of he people of Oy foowed is ed, Sk ony BR Sixteen Cowes Atrnationenymese,sometines tn an wrstines oly two 2 week, most of whom wee the Alain’ eet wie. Heft tat no on wa ined 5 the know that he ha acque though ong dy anda it ‘as doomed 0 eo when fe ‘Torard th end of our hee months in yo, lak agreed oe te vee that he knelt tape corde so tha hy oul be peered forthe fate. We wee len for Hess fir fal thee mows i Nii, ut heal he would come to vt. Basie be send wo out of tovsh withthe madem mold of Nei seed mos ally tat he ould do so; fut he dd By bins he tok lon tothe tein ty of Thode, tafe Yo anote lon, and founds Ines, never hang de the tp efor Heth st down before he ap ecordr with Mes et Mason and recorded he ad a sold hous of ers. Leaning the poeta ‘uicly, and appreciating the experense of herng ht revrdns played| ack, Ne san Bean each reel y saying “Tes gat (Tesig tng as Bert hed doe. At fat our sere looked down on Sly 8 se (as lt) an poson oat of he pe, ol pst. ut when they had ad hance to hea the vss tat he wa etn, hate cand fo ane ofrsyect an ty wold pera the econ esos ia thet ee ine to tisten to him with dh But they sl lt tat be was ot ie tocope with the modem word, std when node now pi of anal nef them wea to he market with him oat that he msn cheated ur eer euprent, parched on ited Bape in 1980, far slow th standards that ae able ody. Our sue of power wan ¢ converte rn off he bt of oar attmobie andthe engi had wo be apt runing whe recording 2 thatthe tery would not ran dw The seul wa imperetwsodings with paps ha were ict to unde sand, even formate speakes of Yerba. Some of the recordings wee tmnscribed by Mr Adedg in Nien He wae ale ask lak shout ame of the doubt pases, but most were tied in Evanson, in ster ou stam Home, by Mr. Nathaniel Adi and Mi. MO. Oysweye wh became Nig’ fit FD. in geology snd who i preter the Profs of Geology and head ofthe departent the Univer a Haan To these tree me, tomy we and eps 4 Sky, ome dep de of rats ‘yo so i hina wasatoas, which ha etd, nd when he etumed hoe o Nie ok wth copy of the Yorba ext. He mae special Say end woot oe the ess wm, kin the Introduction B ” Sieteen Cowles | ero hth ted Sy yas by en ad i se yee ‘ember ect who hea ur ele mts ition Verses ‘errors caused by faulty recording. Others may still be present, but this was The Divina! wd ster ead Ta tt en pended a ‘cyan cee ten fan, A eS Raa ‘oun te ond tin ad Ste naa ‘iat newt tay wore adel inne peas | Simriy teeme tater gutnonee ee | ‘the future in this book, oe nove “ Sat aid that he would ital the verse tat be knew and tt ‘of 210 wees I sented her, Neverthe, tsps that seme wees ‘hat he kww were not sctded, One re of tap ding withthe ves om Bx Opbe (A ao known 5 Oph Me) bps "Tey tok pmol and poured tno the oom “Tey tok esd bated he walls ‘And Cockesh ae o (rata id "That wat happened ran, you took al ty saver and he.” Is 1 Sixteen Cowries 1 seems that, de to an erin econ. Yer def AI2 wat mine (On enother ocssion Salo inserted the flowinglines which ae obvi bat of pice (A35, note 2), ageing tht thay belong fo ater ee tae ‘That why Shang des at et ol ras ey ore, And why he senting biter dat ntl ody ‘Shang ai, "The Kola nts tht tat ad they deed tke ‘hi, ‘wl note then ain.” And he ever te ate in Nets eating ter ks mute Aflo hefned the anton vers, Sug ered an tonal 7 texts, motly abou the dis, Of thee 26 repetitions, nag pos sible to ty the variations in the way in wich they’ were ta Sa isco, 25 ae mythan 14a obit nto veaton woes (ne which probly belongs to Of (Bl how he Keg of Kea bao ‘ep house when hea his fe were taken ape, One whch ay slong 4 ron (Fel how Rain Conquered Ft sn why fie mst be et rials. One whish may telong to Osun (Hts how Vem made her hose by the set. Anois, fom Qwparin(K), tls how Oris wl, lagu the sad bokeh ar by sting lt rd einking par in and how Qh! shot his moter with an arom. Aft tom Oar (Nl 8 welt folk, “Retmed to Capit" (Aare Thompony 15) Invoting Es. But ne the figures wih whith the others are bed aot be identi, and sine cannot he determined wits ce ies fre we tom sen com of Is dvinton, thy te wot incoded tere “Tope eecoring the vers reveled something that Ih ed ty nls of the vents of I These deen pinfuly tact by hand snd because of the nce dow pase at which they cold be dead, ‘hey appear oe prow and pestate them a such, However, he ape roc show hat they ae actualy eed in short ser, fon ot fre wee. Both Adi and Qvavoyerengiad thi intra rte, a he pray is followed het le hada een cgay Yoru sco, ‘acudingWande Abie, who cs tem “port ahoug vrs seme qual appopeite, ‘Yoru tonal lange, ith high), mand ow (tn 1 wel sing and fling toes) ln eens yes as bce the Prato to indstesing and falling toes by dole voi the tones of ‘which ate inl marked, but I hae hat ely onthe bane Dorded me. Ia not sue tat the tna! markings ae always comes ven The Divination Verses ” ey nt he a yo i Yo hc an found in Yr wx opponent loth tanto, ree yo Epa tS tern ‘oe Gara Gti at nh Egih et and ther omer a ena avs. The cont pi prose pad npr ana ton except where spe tally ett ve owen ronal si Eagar “The sr pat of panctton in Engh isnt pope foc ees tsa of be tbr of te qua tered ‘nos fen by “He sd” To make ite oy the ping snd fend of + qotton and thr who the sear, gutton mak not the at ted of che bt oly te en he sateen, sae folowing xem om ene 0 Tsien, Vier, ie dm ty om il 08 Hest “You te, Hes, “Le dom ht hyo yo, Teast, “Youscopen, Hea “Thy lpn ou down 0 our ak wi ste hd tr yo ch the ky” “Tamaton ao pred pons, Th orbs txts nud stlo ods prac woe ngs wee ot own een oS, a {hen tat wee dhmaed st nemnages ong fans, pte rane and ‘Grau pines wtananed pros at gen In tas n he Engh eto, bth progr anes fh ition, die, to, ‘hnte rte concer x nguly epetd pe, "B ip” colt ist spo whch nan eed. Qype i ok aw at emt nd oth bof ar wok inept Ka ane {el gation ol” Bac 96:44) However when the ee wee ‘hese the Sk expe (AR, 26, 28, 19,18 a eat “the eof i nig atrial” which hve send os ton” Chae allowed hi netting nse ites 124, E468)“ anata pt sol” wert ake nore ‘herve (A1, B63, 1238) "atone erly ret Th enc" ke 6g has en nated “He put his hands on his bed ene th oer Te ea al oes 8 Sixteen Cowries ‘eral tantin, which Abas (1958: 361) gies freely a “he showed Soro" he Ie half fie tation. Another doubl sentence I £9 5 Tj gt, 61 yin F236); ts a Bee ane ely ab “Thi es wee towed, and they wore unhappy.” Aehowgh Sel ni ota = meaning "Thay wee coming from the fst Qyg tothe pose ‘9p (CA, F22, G7), the sentence "Won nt ke ean bw eae’ ‘ss ron andated as “They were coming fom heen to eth” In the dination verses and in Yorba ths tee ae relrences 4 8 market ad 1 town whow nas is pen bere a Eighompton (43) oF ‘vebdmpain (C9 note, G3, G9, J. An norman Mp ere the nme 2 Agbomsun and waste a “Rim thts leoprd™ (AD kn) bt ‘hs ees very unl, In Mp inforantinterpeted Ejgbomeka bh st the nue ofan ant town, no longoria existence, ane efeting tote ‘ginal inhbtants ofthe Ind (Bc 1969: 257, 267 mote 8 475) Sly sid that it as at Ojoghorpa ht land wa ceed on the pine wat, rater than atthe ey of I spn belewd ad at te td ned ther ere moving of but dng he el heck eed [tas the ft Ovo ‘There ae ao eftences to th tne of Ghindigndu(A13, BS, 65), hich ened in one vas (G5) a hadan, ath Oogles ler ‘Two verses (GS, G5) fer othe founding and expan of lege Yorba ty, and anor verse (KS) tls how the Rb Yoru tok ffs under ook an tung Hing the city they found the ame About, meaning “Unser rock” ‘According to Yoruba myths, sixteen comry dination mas inoduced ty the ter pode, Qs, She esned it om Qual (1) whl se wa "ving with im, altoog some Qaan woctiper deny this tn on vero, lle se was leaning I, Qu began dvi for Orin cents when he wis not at home, an Whee Be lesen of his he roe he aay 2s is why Quon dd fallen Us divination (Bascom 1969890), The Incident dos not ocr Inthe following myth about how Qranmia and ‘Qs ured divination 5 ecrded by Saag, His wrson ab dirs fa ‘he widely eld ele tat it was Oloma,the Sky God, no aie he esis their powers; ere ths function i trbuted to Sky's owe diy, eniied a Orihale Qsigabo, wits Apadby 8 anche of is pra ‘When Futhe Apion, Ors Queso, ater avert 040 ln, Apoainty Fue ceed 01 profesons pour, Ors Cupra, The Divination Verses, » ater ete 401 tls. Ho ai each hd sould choo i own, An here wat Orn: Fete nt song Just ie emt i, “Tohold shoe ges him woul; Toaany tis aii And ve st alg. ‘There no work that ey for Grama ater sid, "What se you going to d™ He side would be adver What kind of dns?” esi, "or everything that pope come to y08for™ i nas Koln nite tht they broght © ther thse dys (or ‘ition, eomone spoke to the Kol at ‘And aid down, ator was the one who gave avi. ent to know teaver oy question” ‘nd Ohl wld el i, Sobe ced Qrnmia ‘And Oran ot ving oe ater took the ba eid thst Qn shold ear So tat f anyone wate someting ‘They shoul ote Oran Everyone who wie tok ‘Shou ot ranma ‘And wien Qn looked at his, Everything thy td to know, Grama woul tl the: ‘Winter hey wise to know, ‘runnin woul tl hes Noe weat to Father ay more (or divination, ‘They went to Orman ‘A woman wih ee d's repnancy, ‘Grama would know it, ‘Ands00n, So Orunms became a dvi. eau, Father, ‘What about the ees” 20 Sixteen Cowrtes Fate i, A psn who come with thi compan, “Ths the et ht) to i bm "One who cons wth ht compan, “That sth let him” So runmisbcame die. Al he others wanted toe ns to. gungun waned to bees ther sai, "You, who song?” ‘Ope waned ob oe Fer si, "Yoo, who ae stong? "You soldi a tad. “Today all the wortpers of cri gos can its, Shango wonders end Oya wont, And the worship of Oi Ir aroha tt Qt ‘She would not let him go: oe Ste nt sh ioe om nea cee sewn are Palen tn Ora Oe Somat ew ta, That Bese owen Sop Norsvonintnan Deng ain ne erga Conia ser Isang “oa, Ona ro "sr oe “honor Os St, “a and pate, “Renin Ona Oo, "Pl dsr ‘oi “Aone wn ln tn “Anan The Divination Verses, a ith the one Henne, La neg, Apoaino. ‘ith the one Hsaed, Lam sting ls ta pepper, ‘Anon. “ith i ne sad, Ln ating ad pal ol, “Aposinee vith the oe Henne, ake money fom oes, “Apoaien.” This show Oru teem net Further nsach nec a determine the ocasons oo which he two ssn ae employed. However, lie at when alas of ste ae 10 beseted ls dntion i empoged (Basom 1969 77,98); but when he Peoorl religous matters of kings or hes re vod, they may ry on ‘re io whow cul ht for of veaton employed thy a a8, ‘hey would probably turn to Ie drinadon for persona gosto, rather ‘an reyng on othe forms of svnton that have no explanatory vee, sch the casting of four coi othe ou segment of slant Even f {ruler tas been sorted to kde, [usec tat he would ely on ft “ination offs fst althouh for personal mates would probably ‘um othe iam frm ofcvinton, “ahd ating” From Slaky'acount 1M leat take their chien t an If esto dete the els wt ith, Bt that at nition and ter portant ritual sen wre ar can tho calls wich we dy of rate, ‘and sikteen cowry dination ae disingubed by the names for these two atm and forthe dines, and they’ ile inthe sexe ofthe vines, the spurts ie, the mumber of gue ivled, th ele ‘beewon pei allemates, and the prsig dis, For I the avin te known 8 bbaivo, who mot be mer teen palm us ae maniusted {the hands ora ining cin toned on the pound there are 756 Dts 2 ehoce can te mde siltancouy been wo of ve strates nd the presi ety is Qn alo known 5 Fo odin as pe ‘hed hy Slag), the ies ze Krom so lr who may be men oF worn sten cons are teed the ound te ae 7 igus a cole an be made siltatcously betwen nly two sei lena and the weiingdty s Ori Oto, a own a Ores. However, there ar «number of satis. Both th Ybsdwo and the avo oi ae cle to 4 awo, and otha healt a well at serfs both system he figure ee know aod andthe Yee 2 Steteon Cowrier, ‘hs names ofthe Ogres are sind. The meron vers const the fore of oth systems nd they ding the rom other mae ine ‘on know othe Yoru, sich ating fur coven casing four septs ‘of Kola at (Cle acunint) or iter Kola mt (Garin Kl) ter fine toe ulteranes, Mane “sand cutng” and easing four Siig is bg) tho heater dost hae short vent sted "8 figures tn oth Ian siten cowry dination he eect te redtions andthe sci to be ae, he cet eet the vere ppg 5 ois cs, the purpose of avnston to deermie the cone! actce neces 1 vert he elo iste the esting tat as een edited od some of th vere ae sna Three examples may sce to show the saris ia the ves. The folowing vee (Baxom 196: 446451), rendered prose. come aly ‘oes more compete rendering of vere A27 in sateen core “Dos las up water on the seo ot fy doesnot play beds for mle and “I rproach refs to 0 formar then we cry reer ‘rs the oes who it afr On, who watt ld othe King af Oy, ‘ot who had nos experienced be pis of ebith and wha wat mesg ‘bec shed not to ei “Dog lps up wate on thes of his mouth Ay does ot dpa beads forme" and "IF reproach fie ogo forward then ne uy Pend ‘ew the on ho cst If for Area who wath hi of th King fy who a8 weeping bea he had not teote hl ‘The seis of Area wat one rm. Te ste of Os a on oe ‘Aca should ras hs te am. Ons sold ae ber ewe Both were cing fe hve: hey met and Aca had intone wt On, and Ow became pat. Arr od Ont thats

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