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of the best, and with other dainties puts it into 

 Angrowo's hut. When the god has had time to taste 

 it, and as it were blessed the remains, the Kreish 

 comes and consumes them. No wonder that they 

 often "feel a sinking." 



To get a child a woman goes to Makowa, whose 

 wife is the daughter of the priest. Makowa's residence 

 is at J. Ambekaza, at the head of the Biri River. In 

 appearance he is like a man with very white hair, 

 but he is seldom seen. He is fond of practical jokes 

 — will take a rangaia (basket) and put fish, flour, and 

 a burma (earthenware vase) into it. He comes to a 

 house and cries, " Ya sid el belt (O master of the 

 house), give me something to eat." The owner says 

 he has nothing to give. Makowa says, " All right, I 

 will prepare a meal for myself," and having done so, 

 invites the man to join him in it. The latter refuses. 

 Makowa puts the remains of his meal in the rangaia, 

 marches off, and when out of sight produces a Kreish 

 whistle, the length of a forearm, and made of the horn 

 of a waterbuck, and plays on it. The man tries to 

 find the god, who leads him on, but ever eludes him. 

 Ent'loot may be greater than Angrowo — more than 

 that I could not find out. He may be an evil spirit, 

 about whom the people are afraid to talk, Gondjo is 

 the wakil (steward) of Makowa. He sends the birds 

 to clear the latter's land for cultivation. He gives 

 sickness to those who enter his domains near J. Urgoro. 

 Bwado is subservient to Gondjo. The tetel (harte- 

 beest) refused to clear the land for cultivation, so this 

 was reported to Makowa, who ordered that, whenever 



