. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae. Science. Woman of the Djibu „bushmen" wearing a liurden. 1. House in a bush village. ill Kiwai are the cassowary, crocodile, a in Mawåta the four principal totems are the cassowary, crocodile, dog, and a sea sei"pent. Polygamy is practised, hut the women are treated well and enjoy con- sidérable rights. Marriages are regarded as permanent, but many circumstances may cause their dissolution. As a rule a man acquires his wife by giving some suitable girl in exchange to a meraber of the bride's family, and thus two marriages generally take pl
. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae. Science. Woman of the Djibu „bushmen" wearing a liurden. 1. House in a bush village. ill Kiwai are the cassowary, crocodile, a in Mawåta the four principal totems are the cassowary, crocodile, dog, and a sea sei"pent. Polygamy is practised, hut the women are treated well and enjoy con- sidérable rights. Marriages are regarded as permanent, but many circumstances may cause their dissolution. As a rule a man acquires his wife by giving some suitable girl in exchange to a meraber of the bride's family, and thus two marriages generally take place together. Also purchase occurs. Although no cere- mony attends the conclusion of a mar- riage. the latter is held in great sanctity as long as it lasts. The division of labour between the sexes is unequal to the women's disadvantage, but accords with the indi- cations of nature. Implements and Ohjects. The Kiwais liave np to the present genera-. 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 Suomen Tiedeseura. Helsingfors : [Suomen Tiedeseura]
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