Visit to Nasako Homeland, 2011 / 1c-Nasako Libreta
19th century drawing of a Nasako
title-holder in full ceremonial dress. The medicine horn tied to the waist was
used for divination and is similar to the horn carried aloft by divining elders
in the Divination photo within this gallery. He stands upon a drawn ‘signature’ that authorizes his
actions. Since the 1860s, Abakuá members have documented their traditions in
manuscripts used to teach members in apprenticeship fashion.
