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BANTU NEGROES 



remains with her daughter for four days after the event, then she returns 

 home, and the wife comes back to her husband's house. The husband does 

 not visit his wife while she is absent from his hut : it would be a breach 

 of etiquette to do so. 



There are no ceremonies, superstitious or otherwise, before or after the 

 birth of a child. A large percentage of Uganda women are childless, possibly 

 barren. When one woman has a second son it is considered a great event, 

 and there is a special drum beat to announce the fact to all whom it does 

 and does not concern. This drumming is called " Ntujo," and a joyful 

 husband may keep it up at his own dcor for a period of a month. The 

 " Ntujo " is a signal to all his friends to come and rejoice and drink beer 

 with him. A wife who has borne a second son must be presented with 

 nothing less than a new piece of bark-cloth, costing at least Is. 4<7., as a 

 recognition of her achievement. 



378. BAGANDA WOMEN 



