Bison Trickster of Shona

trickster · Zimbabwe · Southern Africa

Not independently attested in folklore literature. No Shona bison trickster exists; Shona trickster roles belong to the hare (Tsuro) and jackal, and the high god Mwari is served by human mediums (svikiro) at shrines, not by bison messengers. The granite-kopje illusion stories are invented.

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