Rulers of this ethnic group borrowed a magic whistle used to guarantee victory when blown before battle from the Mangbetu. The status of “court metal” was reserved for three-bladed knives produced by this ethnic group’s Avongara clan. Descendants of this ethnic group, which developed kpinga (“kuh-PIN-guh”) knives, ruled the 19th-century sultanates of Rafaï (“ruh-FYE-ee”), Zémio, and Bangassou. Nearby peoples referred to this ethnic group as “Niam-Niam” due to their supposed penchant for cannibalism. King Gbudwe (“BOOD-way”) ruled a state of this ethnic group, who name a postwar cotton cultivation scheme in Sudan. An anthropologist rationalized beliefs of this Ubangian-speaking ethnic group by using an anecdote about a “granary” collapse. Oracles of this ethnic group divine answers by poisoning chickens with benge (“ben-GAY”). For 10 points, name this Central African ethnic group whose views on magic and witchcraft were studied by E. E. Evans-Pritchard. ■END■
ANSWER: Azande [or Zande or Asande; accept Niam-Niam until read; accept Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande; prompt on Bandia or Vungara or Nzakara]
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