. 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. NILOTIC NEGROES 783. pattern peequently shaved on" men's heads (ja-luo) this tail behind and receives a present [ from her husband. Afterwards it is con- sidered very bad manners for a married woman to
. 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. NILOTIC NEGROES 783. pattern peequently shaved on" men's heads (ja-luo) this tail behind and receives a present [ from her husband. Afterwards it is con- sidered very bad manners for a married woman to serve food to her husband without putting on this tail. On the other hand, if the husband or any other man should touch the married woman's tail, it is considered that he wishes to bewitch her, and such an offence must be atoned for by the usual sacriiice of a goat. The Ja-luo pull out the incisors in the lower jaw. It may also occur amongst i these people, as amongst the Lango tribes to the north, that not only the four incisors, but even the canines, are taken out, at any rate from the mouths of '*3°- boys. They do not circumcise, nor do they scar or tattoo their bodies, with the exception that women raise three parallel lines of dots in a semi-circle' on either side of the bod}', the ends of the semi-circle meeting in front just below the navel, and again on the backbone. If a man has killed an enemy in war, he pro- pitiates his enemy's spirit by shaving his head for three days after his return. Heads of men are also shaved in the pattern given in the accompanying illustration (Fig. 430). The Ja-luo, together with tribes remotely allied in origin, such as the Silk and Lango, ornament the outer rim of the ear in a remarkable manner. About fifteen small holes are pierced along the edge of the cartilage, and a flattened ring of brass (looking in shape rather like a melon seed) is inserted. Hanging on the outer side of the brass ring is a large blue glass bead. In the lowest h
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