MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 
When the women go out to the garden, or when 
they aid in heavy transport service, as in the case of 
my expedition, the baby always accompanies them, 
and I counted at least six different ways of carrying 
the infant. 1. In the net-bag, slung behind, and 
supported by the band passed across the mother’s 
forehead ; to save abrasion a leaf was placed between 
the forehead and the knot made by tying the two ends 
of the bag together. Among many of the women 
I noted a patch of white hair, just at the point where 
the knot had pressed. 2. The child on the top of 
the load, supported by the mother’s left arm. This, of 
course, refers to the time when they were carrying for 
us, and had a particularly heavy burden. 3. Astride 
of one shoulder; this was practised by the men, and 
the infant was so placed as to face the side of his 
father’s head. 4. Also a man’s method, pick-a-back, 
with the little legs round the father’s neck. 5. The 
child with the arms clasped round the father’s neck 
and no other support at all. 6. Similar to the last, 
except that the child in this instance was carried by 
the mother, who, being blessed with an exceptional 
spread of “‘Rami” behind, could allow the little one’s 
feet to rest comfortably on that. 
In the village communities on the hills there was 
no very regular observance of meal-times. They ate 
when they wanted to, but on the coast a meal was 
taken in the morning, in the afternoon, in the early 
evening, and sometimes at night. The cooking was 
done by the women in the round earthenware pots 
mentioned in the description of the Hanuabada 
potters. 
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