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the rainy season when I also got to see Gaske rainmakers in action. In the front is John to the
left and Buba from the Gwoza LG to his right, but he did not stay. Next to John is bulama
Ngatha of Hudimche who we recognise by his beard. Unfortunately I cannot identify anyone
else by their names although one of them might well be a bulama or one of the local elders
John and I also spoke to over the years.
The following pictures also show group scenarios, and again I do not recognise the people by
their names, but I can remember some of the faces because they look familiar. Still, I am not
entirely sure where it is, but presumably in Korana Basa. Plate 4c is also a group of our
Dghweɗe protagonists, representing the local voices introduced mainly in Part Three.
Plate 4c: Again we do not know the location in Dghweɗe, but can see John (bottom right).
Plate 4d: This is in Kwalika and the man in the middle is Chika Khutsa.
The picture above (Plate 4d) is in Kwalika (see Figure 3), and the man in the middle, wearing
the war helmet, will later tell us about the oral history of this place. Within the later text we
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