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Title: The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. Wood... With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, Zwecker... 1871
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Wood, John George, 1827-1889
Subjects: Ethnology. Manners and customs. Savages
Publisher: J. B. Burr and company
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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dresses it for the marriage feast, andby the time that the wedding has been fairlybegun, the Ukutu ox is ready for the guests.Another ox, called by the curious name of Umquoliswa, is given by the bridegroomto the girls father, and about this thereis much ceremony, as is narrated by Mr.Shooter. ⢠The day having considerably ad-vanced, the male friends of the bride go tothe bridegrooms kraal to claim the ox calledUmquoliswa. In a case which I witnessed,they proceeded in a long file, with a step dif-ficult to describe, being a sort of slow andmeasured stamping, an imitation of theirdancing movement. Wearing the dress andornaments previously mentioned as appro-priated to occasions of festivity, they bran-dished shields and sticks, the usual acconi-paniment of a wedding dance; while theirtongues w^ere occupied wdth a monotonousand unsentimental chant â Give lis the Umquoliswa,We desire the Umquoliswa.* In this way they entered the krnal, and,turning to the right, reached the principal
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PROCESSION OF THE BRIDE. (See page 82.) (8S) THE WEDDIKG DANCE. 85 hut The father of the girl now called uponthe hriibgroom, who was inside, to comeforth an Igive them the Umquoliswa. Thelatter replied that he had no ox to presentto them. He was then assured that thebride would be taken home; but he re-mained invisible until otlier members ofthe party had required him to appear.Haviug left ttie house, he hurried to thegateway, and attempted to pass it. Hisexit, however, was barred ))y a company ofwomen already in possession of the en-trance, while a smile on his face showedthat his efforts to escape were merely for-mal, and that he was going through anamusing ceremony. The Umquoliswa wasnow fetched from the herd, and given to thebrides party, who were bivouacking underthe lee of a clump of bush. Her sistersaffected to despise it as a paltry thing, andbade the owner produce a better. He toldthem that it was the largest and the fattestthat he could procure ; but they were notsatisfied â

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