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His idols and charms are not made by him, but are purchased one by one. All of these objects are considered powerful, cikola or sacred, and the common people are afraid to touch them; even the touch of a white man is sacrilegious.

• Source: Dorsey, George Amos. “The Ocimbanda, or witch-doctor of the Ovimbundu of Portuguese southwest Africa.” Journal of American folk-lore -- Vol. 12, pp. 183-188, 1889.
• Culture: Ovimbundu
• Location: Africa