Obambo

An obambo is a type of ghost among certain peoples of Central Africa.^[1]

Obambo

An obambo initially resides in the bush, but eventually gets tired of this and appears to a close relative, requesting that he build a house for him near his own. That night the village women are gathered to dance and sing, and next day the people visit the grave of the deceased and make a rough idol. They then erect a little hut near the house of the person the obambo visited; then place the bier on which the deceased was carried to his grave inside the hut, as well as some of the dust from the grave. A white cloth is then draped over the door.^[2]

An alternative meaning is the ghost of somebody who died in the bush and has no grave.

References

↑ Spence, Lewis (1920). An Encyclopaedia of Occultism. Courier Corporation. p. 299. ISBN 978-0486426136. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
↑ Bane, Theresa (March 10, 2016). Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology. McFarland. p. 97. ISBN 978-1476663555. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

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[1] Spence, Lewis (1920). An Encyclopaedia of Occultism. Courier Corporation. p. 299. ISBN 978-0486426136. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

[2] Bane, Theresa (March 10, 2016). Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology. McFarland. p. 97. ISBN 978-1476663555. Retrieved 18 December 2017.