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Crocodile
Items used in ritual sacrifices |
African Heritage Classroom Religion Nature Spirits Flanking the windows, bas relief religious symbols portray
two key aspects of African religions
- nature spirits and ancestral
spirits. To the left, a crocodile
represents the river god nature spirit. This crocodile eating a
fish, copied from a temple near the Asante capital of Kumasi, illustrates God's power
over man. Ancestral Spirits To the right, representing the
ancestral spirits, are: (a) a stool, the depository for the soul:
a family bowl (abusua kuruwa)
which is placed on the burial place; (b) a kuroto or sacrificial knife used
for animal slayings; (c) a ram and hen which serve as
sacrifices. |
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