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Naka, the Horn StarCanopus, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, is known in South Africa as Naka, the Horn Star. According to Sotho tradition, the day of the first sighting spurs a meeting of the medicine men. The medicine men roll bone dice to determine whether the new season will be good or bad, bringing in winter and the sheep breeding season. The Zulu know this star as Inkwenkwezi, the Brilliant Star. The pattern for this painting was inspired by a traditional Zulu beading design. MediumWatercolor on Paper ArtistEva Bod ’20 Curated ResourcesClive Ruggles, Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, 2015 Springer Press Historical and Cultural Astronomy Series, 2016-present Journal of Astronomy in Culture, 2016-present International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture |
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