![]() ![]() ![]() The village Pygmy can be seen to be very much under the influence of the Negro culture in the villages. It tells of the hunting rituals, and how they are respected by all, and punishment is meted out on one who disrespects these conventions. It looks at courtship and marriage ceremonies and rituals, and how brides are chosen in the villages and in the forests. ![]() The book looks at the system of rules and laws of the Pygmy, and how they punish different levels of crime in their society. ![]() It loojs at some of their customs, including the molimo festival, which celebrates the bounty of the forest the elima celebration, which celebrates a young girl's coming into womanhood and the nkumbi initiation of Pygmy boys into manhood, a practice carried out in the villages but not really a part of the forest culture, and only endured by Pygmies so they can gain acceptance by villagers. It looks at their social structure, and how they function as a bulture. It describes the life of Pygmies living in villages and that of those living in the forest. The Forest People by Colin Turnbull describes the life of the Pygmy as seen by Turnbull in time he spent living with them. ![]()
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