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Figure 4.
Names of the sixteen basic sikidy columns or positions with
illustrative configurations. "Columns" 5 to 8 are established
by reading from right to left the "rows" created by columns 1 to 4,
which constitute the "mother of sikidy,'' the foundation of the casting.
Then complex formulas are used to generate the other eight columns.
After Berthier 1933:97-99. |
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of the pain and the nature of the sacrifice to perform. Farther down we read: "Here is the Karija figure in the lalana column; his trips won't be successful but he will have a long life." The client, though warned about the failure of his project, learns about his happy destiny. Lists of such prescriptions linked to the sikidy figures constitute most of the Ihosy book. |
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