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in which case the proceeds of the sale go to the chief, who 

 presents a portion of the same to the injured husband. 



Divorce is simply the sending away of a woman for repeated 

 acts of infidelity, but most of all for barrenness. After she 

 has been sent back to her own people or taken over by another 



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man, her dowry or a portion of it must be recovered from her 

 relations ; and this is a fertile source of wrangles and even 

 quarrels that lead to internecine strife. A woman who is ill- 

 treated will often take up her abode with another man. 



Polygamy, of course, is a universal custom, but as a rule 



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