. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 148 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XII utility rather than beauty. They make baskets for fish, and neat cages for quails by plaiting grass. The quail cages are quite a feature of their villages ; they are suspended on long poles hung at a slant near the entrances and each cage contains one quail. AVlien in use snares are set in the neighbourhood of the poles and the cage-birds are excellent decoys. These people have many strange and unmentionable custom
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 148 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XII utility rather than beauty. They make baskets for fish, and neat cages for quails by plaiting grass. The quail cages are quite a feature of their villages ; they are suspended on long poles hung at a slant near the entrances and each cage contains one quail. AVlien in use snares are set in the neighbourhood of the poles and the cage-birds are excellent decoys. These people have many strange and unmentionable customs. Though wives are obtained by purchase, it is regarded as a shameful thing if a girl is not found to. ^m The Stone Wall i>f a Kavii'on(l(j Village. be a virgin on her wedding day, and this matter has to be demonstrated in public. As in civilised communities, even the highest, the names of children are often suggested by some event happening at the time. For example, as Hobley points out, when Europeans were great rarities in the country, a child born on the day when a caravan camped at the village, would often be named after the leader of it, if he chanced to be well known. Thus Jacksinis, Martinis, and Obilis are very common,. 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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