nbambi

Updated: August 2, 2026

Beyond it stood the temple of Nbambi; two suspended pieces of wood, cut in the shape of horns, bore monkey skins on both sides of a dead armadillo, an animal supposed to attract lightning when alive, and to repel it after death. The Banza was beautifully situated on a dwarf platform, catching the full force of the sea-breeze, and commanding to the north- west a picturesque glimpse of the

Sir Richard Francis Burton - Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2