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Overview

Nana Chediya is a distinct member of the three female tree spirits listed by Tremearne. He translates her name as Lady Ficus but specifies that this is another species from Nana Durimi’s tree. He does not supply a botanical identification that would allow the two names to be turned into modern species records. The notice therefore retains the distinction between the two spirits without assigning either one a guessed scientific tree name.

Her particular attributed effect is that eyelashes turn inward into the eyes and have to be pulled out. This is a historical explanation assigned to the spirit, not an established medical cause. In other respects the collector says she resembles Nana Durimi; he supplies no separate song or expanded movement sequence. The source supports a named second tree spirit with a specific attributed effect, while leaving an independent origin narrative unrecorded.

Lady Ficus of another speciesEyelash condition attributed to spiritCompared with Durimi
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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. 327; 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. 327; attributed narrative and ritual representation.

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

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

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