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The custom of Hlonipa. The Natal Zulu in the picture, coming unexpectedly upon his mother-in-law (a Baca or Pondo woman by the arrangement of her hair), seated by her hut door, hides his face with his shield till he has passed her.

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Title: Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence;
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Joyce, Thomas Athol, 1878-1942 Thomas, Northcote Whitridge, 1868-
Subjects: Women
Publisher: London, New York (etc.) : Cassell and Company, limited
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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reading the disasterthat it was likely to bring on the tribe, shetook a desperate step, seemingly with theidea that an outrageous violation of decencywould arrest him in his ruinous career, thoughhe would not listen to reason. She wentinto the cattle-kraal, and, slipping off herskirt, stood there unclothed before all thepeople. The soldiers, seeing her thus,wondered greatly, and Zwide also wondered.The soldiers declared it was an omen, thatperhaps an ancestral spirit had prompted herto do thus, and they, being afraid to goout, were disbanded forthwith. So Lowawa,Zwides mother, prevailed. The story istold by Dr. Elmslie in Among the WildNgoni, published some years ago. Zulu women, one might say, come near tocarrying out Ruskins ideal, in that it istheir principal business to pro-vide food for their families.Towards the end of the dryseason ^about September) they begin break-ing up the ground (as shown in the illustrationon p. 277) in order to plant mealies (maize) Women asFood-Finders.
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PWio^m/A by 0. T. FcrncyhoH^h. THE CUSTOM OF -HLONIPA. The Natal Zulu in the picture, coming unexpectedly upon his mother-in-law (a Baca or Pondo woman by the arrange-ment of her hair), seated by her hut door, hides his face with his shield till he has passed her. SOUTH AND SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 285 and Kafir-corn or amabele (sorghum).Now that ploughs have come into use inmany parts of Natal, this heaviest part ofthe work is often taken off their hands bytheir husbands, but the hoe is not altogetherout of fashion as yet. In December thecorn is already fairly high, and everyonesenergies are tasked to keep the weedsunder—hoeing between the rows every fineday. In this season of the summer rainsthere is often a forenoon of perfect beauty,with clear sunshine and a wonderful fresh-ness—you can almost see and hear thingsgrowing. In the afternoon comes a thun-derstorm, and rain for the rest of the dayand on into the night. Sometimes it goeson raining for three or four days together,and then,

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