Chapter XII: Traditions and History

Probable origin of the Yaos. The Makalanga. Undi. Migrations
of the Angoni. The Tambuka, 276

BIBLIOGRAPHY, 288

ADDENDA, 289

GLOSSARY, 292

INDEX, 295

ERRATA

Page 42, line 23, _for_ fourth, _read_ first.

” 100, line 12. The illustration referred to has not been included
in the volume, but the same type of square house may be
seen in Plate 16.

” 192, last line. This illustration has not been included.

” 199, last line, _for_ Pl. 23, _read_ Pl. 18.

LIST OF PLATES

PLATE

I. Women carrying water-jars, Chiromo, _Frontispiece_

II. Carriers resting in the Bush, _facing page_ 9

III. Chingomanje Stream, Mlanje, ” 16

IV. Hut built on platform as a defence against lions, ” 18

V. Two Yao women, ” 32

VI. Group of Anguru, ” 33

VII. A Mnguru, showing keloids, ” 39

VIII. Fashions in tooth-chipping, ” 42

IX. (1) Exceptional coiffure of Mngoni, } ” 44
(2) Women making porridge, }

X. The Progress of Civilisation! ” 45

XI. Tree with offerings, Ndirande Mountain, ” 50

XII. (1) Women on Likoma Island, } ” 105
(2) A Makua family, }

XIII. (1) _Mchombwa_ game, } ” 113
(2) Nyanja ball-game, }

XIV. (1) Boys digging out field-mice, } ” 120
(2) Caught, }
(3) Roasting, }
(4) Eating, }

XV. (1) Boy extracting jigger from a companion’s } ” 122
foot, }
(2) Herd-boys cooking their midday meal, }

XVI. Women pounding maize in Yao village, ” 135

XVII. Two men eating, ” 137

XVIII. Gang of Angoni at Mandala, ” 138

XIX. Nguru hut, ” 139

XX. Grinding snuff, ” 178

XXI. Women weeding maize-garden, ” 181

XXII. Women carrying baskets of maize, ” 185

XXIII. Boy with bow, ” 187

XXIV. Canoes at Liwonde’s, ” 194

XXV. (1) Mat-making, } ” 196
(2) Native loom, }

XXVI. Making _mtanga_ basket, ” 198

XXVII. Boy with crate of fowls, ” 199

XXVIII. Knives and ‘Angoni handkerchief,’ ” 203

XXIX. The ‘Dancing-man,’ ” 221

XXX. Musical instruments, ” 222

XXXI. Preparing for the dance, ” 226

XXXII. Angoni warriors, ” 278

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