fire carried before an army to battle among the, ii. 264;

purification of man-slayers among the, iii. 176;

custom as to circumcision among the, iii. 227;

their ceremony at the new moon, vi. 142;

worship of the dead among the, vi. 188, viii. 109 sq.;

their ceremony before partaking of the fruits of a certain tree, viii. 71;

eat the hearts of foes to make them brave, viii. 149;

custom observed by young women at puberty among the, xi. 183

—— women, their custom at sowing corn, ii. 46

Ovamboland, importance of rain in, viii. 110 sq.