Kipchomber or Arap Koileke, the Chief Medicine Man of the Kipsigis, with his son, Sonaiet or Arap Kipchomber, his principal advisers, and the headmen of Bureti and Sotik. Kipchomber is the second from the spectator's left in the second row; his son is sitting below him. This photo was taken at Mombasa, hence the garb of the Coast people
Afrikaans: Kipchomber of Ar-ap-Koileke, die hoofmedisyneman van die Kipsikīs (ook Kipsigis, Lumbwa of Kwavi genoem), met sy seun, Sonaiet of Ar-ap-Kipchomber, sy hoofraadgewers, en die hoofmanne van Burit en Sotik. Kipchomber sit tweede van links in die tweede ry, en sy seun voor hom. Die foto is te Mombasa geneem, waaraan die kledy van die kusbewoners te danke is (Powter). Kipchomber het 28 vroue, en beskik oor buitengewone volkskennis rakende die Nandi en Lumbwa. English: Kipchomber or Ar-ap-Koileke, the Chief Medicine Man of the Kipsikīs, or Lumbwa, with his son, Sonaiet or Ar-ap-Kipchomber, his principal advisers, and the headmen of Burit and Sotik. Kipchomber is the second from the spectator's left in the second row; his son is sitting below him. This photo was taken at Mombasa, hence the garb of the Coast people (Powter). Identifier: nanditheirlangua00holl (find matches) Title: The Nandi, their language and folk-lore Year: 1909 (1900s) Authors: Hollis, Alfred Claud, Sir, 1874- Eliot, Charles, Sir, 1862-1931 Subjects: Nandi (African people) Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: all came famine; this was followed by sickness; and then a raid, which the Orkoiyot had sanctioned against the Kavirondo, was so disastrous that out of 500 warriors who set out but two returned alive. Before he was put to death, Kimnyole is said to have prophesied that white people would come who would wage war with the Naudi, kill their sons, seize their cattle, and drive them out of their homes, and that they would bring with them a strange being like a serpent that would crawl along the ground, shriek, and puff smoke. He advised all those who could do so to go and live in the heavens, as the earth would no longer be a proper place to live in. All the misfortunes which have since befallen the Nandi are attributed to their having murdered their Orkoiyot. It is commonly believed that the Orkoiyot can detach his head from his body, and that he is able during a fight to send it to the scene of hostilities to watch his troops. * The engines of the Uganda Railway. - .^«v **. *we<r^(^;.;,.; MM ^ Text Appearing After Image: s- c o r^ O -—- o ■-^ -U o o o rr. ^o o •j^ ^ ■/J c z~ ^ ■t =»- -1- o !K cT 3 r^ ni S^ c: c cc ^ OJ3 _y: S^ . -^ Li: -^ s ^ rS .^J C O W)•^ r/^ O ^:: . o o £5 CISo 5 fe •-if J O r/T w GOVERNMENT 51 The Orkoiyot is said never to pray to Asista, but only to the spirits of his deceased ancestors. He is also supposed to receive power from certain snakes which be is believed to carry about with him in his bag. The wives of the principal medicine man may do no work, all their household duties being performed by servants, called otuagik. When-ever a wife of the Orkoiyot gives birth to a son, the child is surreptitiously taken away from its mothers side, when three or four days old, and not returned until the next night. If the mother does not complain, the child is probably found to have in its hands some hairs of a cows tail, some grass and a tick, which is a sign that he may one day become paramount chief; if, on the other hand, she has worried about the hoj, he will bring back with Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.