. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . Fi<;. 241.—Milk-vessel from Nera.(One-fourth natural size, III. E., 5597.). Fig. 240.—Gourd Flask. (One-fourth natural size, III. E., 5566.) Fig. 242.—Roll of String fromMondo. (One-sixth natural size,III. E., 5603.) Ussukuma. We have already mentioned the divination Supersti- by f°wls (pp- r47_48). If a man or an oxtions. dies, at once accusers are at hand charging Magicians. , . .... r 1 1 somebody with being the cause of I was staying in Nyegezi, it frequently occurredthat
. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . Fi<;. 241.—Milk-vessel from Nera.(One-fourth natural size, III. E., 5597.). Fig. 240.—Gourd Flask. (One-fourth natural size, III. E., 5566.) Fig. 242.—Roll of String fromMondo. (One-sixth natural size,III. E., 5603.) Ussukuma. We have already mentioned the divination Supersti- by f°wls (pp- r47_48). If a man or an oxtions. dies, at once accusers are at hand charging Magicians. , . .... r 1 1 somebody with being the cause of I was staying in Nyegezi, it frequently occurredthat lions broke into the enclosures and carried offwomen in broad daylight. This also was laid to thecharge of men, who were accused of having, in the shapeof lions, engaged in the business of women-stealing. It USSUKUMA 167 required no small effort on my part to save the accused from the wrath oftheir countrymenand from certaindeath. The most im-portant tasks of themedicine- Rain- men are makerain and to driveaway the all sorts ofhocus-pocus themagicians try toattract rain, and forthat purpose they carry on a leather girdle a greatvariety of vessel
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