. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. THE KAVIRONDOS 153 dential moment to tell him the origin and character of the sets of charms he wore round his neck. They were :— 1. Iron arrow points,given him the day he was named. 2. A strip of thin iron with three holes punched in it. This sionified the name of his grandmother. A. 3. A transparent rock crystal said to have l^een picked up in the lake. (Per- haps dropped by a visitor.) The crystal is secured in a neat leather cup. B. 4.
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. THE KAVIRONDOS 153 dential moment to tell him the origin and character of the sets of charms he wore round his neck. They were :— 1. Iron arrow points,given him the day he was named. 2. A strip of thin iron with three holes punched in it. This sionified the name of his grandmother. A. 3. A transparent rock crystal said to have l^een picked up in the lake. (Per- haps dropped by a visitor.) The crystal is secured in a neat leather cup. B. 4. A piece of yellowstone which was worn b}' his father. C. 5. (Six Nya-Luo beads. G. A piece of goatskin worn to prevent chest com- plaints. 7. The dried beak of a chicken. He wore this on the advice of the medicine man to prevent sickness. 8. ,\ bracelet of cord with four small sticks inserted in it. The sticks are supposed to prevent the wearer from taking harm if touched by one of his children. D. 9. Portion of a marine shell : worn as an orna- ment. E. 10. A tiny Ijag of skin reputed to contain medicine for Kavirondo Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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