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Overview

Nana Ayesha Baba appears after Risana and Yar-Maso as another spirit associated in the account with itching. Tremearne says that she behaves in a similar manner, but gives her a separate name and song. That song describes her seeking men by crying when they do not come to her. It makes the desire for companionship part of the spirit’s characterization rather than a detached explanation of a performer’s movement.

The song also explains why she does not want to marry: she fears that a husband would later take a younger wife. Its repeated refusal of a rival ends with the prospect of punching. This short notice supplies a particular conflict between wanting men and resisting a marriage that could introduce a competitor. It does not provide a longer origin story or a separately described physical form, so those fields are left open.

Seeks men by cryingRefuses a rival wifeThreatened punching
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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.

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Records & interpretation

Complete selected spirit notice in chapter XXII, printed pp. 326; surrounding 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

    A. J. N. Tremearne, collector and colonial-era interpreter · 1914

    XXII. Bori—the Mohammedan Spirits, printed pp. 326; attributed narrative and ritual representation.

Family & connections

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References

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  1. Digitized historical ethnographic accountTremearne — Nana Ayesha BabaResearch access: 2026-10-05

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