taboos observed by kings of, iii. 8, 9;
foods tabooed to priests and heirs to the throne in, iii. 291;
practice of knocking nails into idols in, ix. 69 sq., 70 n. 1;
new-born infants not allowed to touch the earth in, x. 5;
girls secluded at puberty in, x. 22
Loango, king of, deposed for failure of harvest or of fishing, i. 353;
revered as a god, i. 396;
fights all rivals for his crown, ii. 322;
forbidden to see a white man's house, iii. 115;
not to be seen eating or drinking, iii. 117 sq.;