. 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. MASAI, TURKANA, SUK, NANDI, ETC. 82t themselves spend their time in (biiieing. singing, adorning themselves, jmd milking luve. After a woman is marriedâtliat is to say, is regularly liouglit liv her husband
. 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. MASAI, TURKANA, SUK, NANDI, ETC. 82t themselves spend their time in (biiieing. singing, adorning themselves, jmd milking luve. After a woman is marriedâtliat is to say, is regularly liouglit liv her husbandâshe is supposed to remain faithful to liini, thougli it is not at iti(.in, it inu^t. I think, be stated that the jNIasai women are \ery immoral. Miirrtai/e is simply the selection of a likely girl liy a retiring warrior, nnd the handing over to her flither of a. number of cows, bullocks, goats, sheep, and small additional gifts of honey, goat skins, and p(â rha]I^ iron wire. After a girl is married she may not return to her father's \-illage nide^s accompanied Ijy her husband. Nearly e\'erv old woman is ;i midwife, and husbands do not attend. 4'JI. JIA^AI «'A1:l tlie deliveries of their wives unless there is some serious comjilication which threatens danger to life, when, in addition to the hnsliand. a medicine man mav lie called in. About a year after the child is hont. 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 Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. London, Hutchinson & Co.
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