the Leper
Hausa · deity · living Bori tradition · deity
Spirit-class figure entered as a deity (senior iska). 'Kuturu' = 'leper'; his domain is leprosy, an affliction Bori spirits both cause and cure. Source: Besmer (1983).
Domains
- leprosy disease
- counsel statecraft
Powers
- to strike the body with leprosy and wasting sores