Wednesday, April 20, 2011

"According to legend, Kunhã Patuguá is a woman who was discovered by a young Indian a thousand years ago, on the banks of the Black River in the Amazon. She appeared with a box instead of a head, lying on a moquentáua. This aroused the curiosity of the forest’s inhabitants who wanted to know who was the kunhã with a karamemuã instead of a head. They formed a line and, one by one, put their head inside the hole of the karamemuã. A monkey named Guariba said that the name of the Patuguá was “box”, and from then on she was called the Box Woman, the Kunhã Patuguá. Since that time, she has walked around the world deciphering enigmas for those who see her face and hear her voice. Her head is eternally covered and, to see her face and hear her voice, one should stick his head inside the box for no more than 50 seconds."

3 comments:

Rod said...

Interesting legend..not sure I understand to meaning though...

Leah said...

mystical!

Leah said...

but really, this is what i wanted to read about in my books from the world at large class. mysticism and surrealism and all that weEird stuff.

instead it's all these postcolonial nations tryna not be british anymore.