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quarters in his home permanently for another month. 
Altogether the cleanliness that prevails throughout is a 
great contrast to the filthiness and impurity of the 
Hottentots and Makalakas. 
When any one dies, his burial takes place in the 
evening near his own inclosure, the grave, if the soil 
permits it, being dug to the depth of five feet. An 
adult is wrapped in his mantle of skins and his assegai 
is buried with him. The interment is conducted in 
silence that is broken only by the sobs of the women. 
Should the deceased be the master of a household, all 
his effects are collected on the day after the funeral, and 
A MAMBARI. A JIATONGA. 
in the presence of the entire population the eldest son 
comes forward to take formal possession. If there be a 
failure of legitimate heirs, some near relative or close 
friend is appointed, who takes the property and the 
name of the deceased. 
As a general rule it may be said that the Manansas 
are of middle height and slightly built, but it is some¬ 
what difficult for a traveller to distinguish them, as since 
the dismemberment of their country they have become 
very much crossed with the fugitive Matongas and 
Masupias, and with the tribes north of the Zambesi. 
Their complexion is dark brown ; their heads are small, 
and they have mild-looking eyes and thick lips. 
