. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. 588 BAXTU NEGROES appalling depopulation of the country consequent on civil wars and foreign invasions. The animals or plants chosen as totems are much the same as in I'ganda, varying, however, with the exi
. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. 588 BAXTU NEGROES appalling depopulation of the country consequent on civil wars and foreign invasions. The animals or plants chosen as totems are much the same as in I'ganda, varying, however, with the existence or non-existence of the symbols in the flora and fauna of Unyoro. There is probably a greater preponderance of antelopes as totems compared with what occurs in Uganda. It is unlawful bv custom for a ]\Iunyoro to kill or eat the totem of his clan. Thus, if the hartebeest should be the totem of a clan or family, members of this clan must not kill or eat the hartebeest. I have never been able to ascertain either from Banyoro or Baganda that their forefathers at any time believed the clan to be actually descended from the object chosen as a totem. The matter remains very obscure. It may be remotely connected with ancestor-worship, which is certainly the foundation of such religious beliefs as are held by the Banyoro, as by most other Negro races. Each tribe or clan has its own " ; This word is translated by the missionaries as " High ; " Muchwezi," however, really seems to. 332. A HAM AND EWE OF THE LAKCE KAT-'J'AlLED UNYOKO BKEED OF SHEEP mean two things, or the same thing with two meanings. It indicated originally both the ghost of an ancestor or chief and the individuals of the superior, light-coloured Gala race of almost Caucasian stock, which. 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 pe
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