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Overview
Kaguwa is the final named spirit in Tremearne’s grove chapter and is labelled the crab. The account associates her with bent and distorted bodily posture. A performer’s hands and feet turn inward, one shoulder drops, and movements imitate walking with the body bent to one side.
The musicians flatter the spirit with a song saying that being like the crab is better than standing. Tremearne adds a joking comparison about flattery, which is his commentary rather than a contributor’s origin story. The passage supports a named crab role and a specifically described representation, but supplies no separate carapace, claws or transformation narrative for the spirit.
Origins & earliest records
A. J. N. Tremearne combines interviews and descriptions of bori performances with comparative interpretation. These selected notices do not consistently name individual speakers; printed attributes are distinguished from his conjectures.
Records & interpretation
Complete selected spirit notice in chapter XXVIII, printed pp. 391; adjoining chapter context read.
Selected bibliography
Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.
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The Ban of the Bori: Demons and Demon-Dancing in West and North Africa
XXVIII. Spirits of the Forest, Waters and Grove, pp. 391; ritual representation and attributed explanation.
Family & connections
A source-supported family tree or inspiration record has not yet been compiled for this profile. Related reading below indicates a connection in subject matter, not a proven lineage or creative influence.
References
Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.
- Digitized historical ethnographic accountTremearne — KaguwaResearch access: 2026-10-05
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