. 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. 778 NILOTIC NEGROES :\Iasai â¢â¢ sime," but generally carry short knives, and sometimes a knife curved like a scimitar. They all of them possess knobkerries, or clubs. Poor-looking dug-out cunues are u
. 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. 778 NILOTIC NEGROES :\Iasai â¢â¢ sime," but generally carry short knives, and sometimes a knife curved like a scimitar. They all of them possess knobkerries, or clubs. Poor-looking dug-out cunues are used on the rivers and lakes, but the people generally prefer the raft made of ambatch or papyrus bundles. A good deal of clever basJcehuork is made by the Bari, Latuka, and Acholi. ^lost of these people work iron \yith the smelting furnace, forge, and bellows already described in connection with the Bantu races. Their musical instru- ments consist of antelope or ox horns, drums, flutes, and a small stringed in- strument which is some- thing like a zither. This usually consists of the shell of a tortoise covered with a tight piece of skin, over which five or six strings are strained, with a bridge in the middle. \\\ih. regard to the condition of their vwmen, female chastity before puberty is not much regarded, though it is generally considered reprehensible if more than what might be termed 'â philandering " takes place between the sexes. Adultery with a married woman is re- garded as a serious crime. The marriage ceremony is usually preceded by a more or less elaborate courtship, and the good- will of the girl's mother must be won by the making of repeated presents, which may last over a jieriod of two or three years. There are no special ceremonies or superstitions that accompany the birth of a child. Twins are considered to be very lucky. The women are prolific, but infant mortality is considerable, large numbers of children dying from malarial fever. If a woman has
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