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I just came across an interesting article by H. R. G. Howman, published in 1973
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"One could go on about the Mambos, even link them up with the Bavenda of the Transvaal and traditions of a Mambo in the Congo, but the point to be made is that each Rozwi tribe has its own
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"One could go on about the Mambos, even link them up with the Bavenda of the Transvaal and traditions of a Mambo in the Congo, but the point to be made is that each Rozwi tribe has its own
2/4 particular ancestral tree and legends usually different and contradictory—and not one of them revealed a trace of Monomotapa and all would repudiate any suggestion that they are Karanga.
3/4 They are rather mixed up and to get to the genuine identity the tribal label has to be dropped. Digging deeper you find they are the "people of the heart totem", Moyo, and by some hidden link closely akin to the people of the monkey totem, Shoko. And the Shoko ?
4/4 Thirty years ago I found the so-called Mashona, Ma-swina or Holi people officiating at the Mwari shrines in the Matopos were all
Shoko—and only Shoko may perform such functions". @tlsibanda @pathisanyathi @ChiefKhayisa @CurateByo @RembeuBudzi @WaMavenga
Shoko—and only Shoko may perform such functions". @tlsibanda @pathisanyathi @ChiefKhayisa @CurateByo @RembeuBudzi @WaMavenga
