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Browne, Major G. St J. Orde

The Vanishing Tribes of Kenya

1925

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Year of publication
1925
Place of printing
London. Seeley, Service & Co.
Author
Browne, Major G. St J. Orde
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa Native Peoples Anthropology
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 284, [iv, ads] pp, frontis, well illustrated with photos, 2 maps including one folding detailed map of Kenya, index. original pictorial cloth gilt, spine lightly faded, short tear at spine head, Stuart Connolly's signature on endpaper, very good+. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the manners and customs of the tribes dwelling on the vast southern slopes of Mount Kenya including marriage laws, domestic rites, arts & crafts, tattooing and dress, teeth-filing, weapons and warfare, music, dances, magic, religion, folklore, riddles, natural history.
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