. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . Photograph by Mtcif Mooiiie, Diijici^iii,. Pholos^raph by Meyer &? Parkinson. FRONT AND SIDE VIEWS OF A NEW BRITAIN only ornamenl is a strip of banana leaf lied round her neck. II Birth and Childhood—Treatment of Girl-Children—Preparations for INIarriage—Betrothal andMarriage—Child Betrothals—New Britain Customs—Woman Proposes—Ambrym GirlsExchanged for Pigs—Marriage a Matter of Commerce—Polygyny—The Question ofMorals—Widows and Widowhood—Murder of Widows A T the moment of her birth th
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . Photograph by Mtcif Mooiiie, Diijici^iii,. Pholos^raph by Meyer &? Parkinson. FRONT AND SIDE VIEWS OF A NEW BRITAIN only ornamenl is a strip of banana leaf lied round her neck. II Birth and Childhood—Treatment of Girl-Children—Preparations for INIarriage—Betrothal andMarriage—Child Betrothals—New Britain Customs—Woman Proposes—Ambrym GirlsExchanged for Pigs—Marriage a Matter of Commerce—Polygyny—The Question ofMorals—Widows and Widowhood—Murder of Widows A T the moment of her birth the httle This is looked upon as very auspicious, and great things are expected of thechildren. Melanesian girl-baby finds herself ina precarious position, for the firstquestion is to be or not to be, and hergrant of existence depends on various cir-cumstances. Should she be one of twinsshe will probably be left todie of starvation, or, more mercifully, bethrown at once into the sea or buriedalive. This may be either because of theinability or unwillingness of her mother totend and care for more than one infan
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