This blog is the internet publication of the research and 1987 MA thesis about makishi in Zambia by Gijsbert Witkamp.
A Word of Caution - Do not play with Makishi!
Makishi knowledge, amongst the people that have them, falls into three categories: a) Things that anybody knows or may know, b) Things that are common knowledge but not spoken out loud, and, c) Things that only people who went through mukanda should know and talk about. In this blog you'll only find types a and b.
February 2, 2012
SM 2: Front Cover Manuscript
Seeing Makishi issue 2:Front cover of manuscript
The image is a lino cut of 15 x 21 cm designed by the author in 1987. The title of the linocut, as of the manuscript, is "Seeing Makishi." The likishi is of an imaginary type having some resemblance to Chizaluka.
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