AdvertisementUnmasking The Meaning And Marital Disputes Behind Mumbo JumboMay 31, 2014Lakshmi GandhifacebookEmailScottish explorer Mungo Park was among the first Europeans to view the Mandinka tribe's masked dancers who were known as Maamajomboo. He translated the word as "mumbo jumbo.' This 1797 illustration from Park's book, "Travels In The Interior Districts of Africa" shows a view of Kamalia village in Mandinka country. (Getty Images)