The Natives of British Central Africa
by Alice Werner
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About this eBook
- Author
- Werner, Alice, 1859-1935
- Title
- The natives of British Central Africa
- Original Publication
- United Kingdom: A. Constable and Company, 1906.
- Credits
- Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa
- Subject
- Malawi -- Description and travel
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 71018
- Release Date
- June 22, 2023
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.CONTENTS
- 3.ERRATA
- 4.LIST OF PLATES
- 5.THE NATIVES OF BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA — CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
- 6.CHAPTER II INHABITANTS
- 7.CHAPTER III RELIGION AND MAGIC—I
- 8.CHAPTER IV RELIGION AND MAGIC—II
- 9.CHAPTER V NATIVE LIFE—I. CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH
- 10.CHAPTER VI NATIVE LIFE—II
- 11.CHAPTER VII FUNERAL RITES
- 12.CHAPTER VIII ARTS, INDUSTRIES, ETC. — HUNTING — FISHING — CANOE-MAKING — WEAVING — IRONWORK AND WOOD-CARVING — POTTERY — SALT-MAKING
- 13.CHAPTER IX LANGUAGE AND ORAL LITERATURE
- 14.CHAPTER X FOLK-STORIES
- 15.CHAPTER XI TRIBAL ORGANISATION, GOVERNMENT, ETC.
- 16.CHAPTER XII TRADITIONS AND HISTORY
- 17.FOOTNOTES
- 18.BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKS MADE USE OF IN THE FOREGOING PAGES
- 19.ADDENDA
- 20.GLOSSARY OF NYANJA AND OTHER TERMS USED IN THIS BOOK
- 21.INDEX
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