ANTH 2040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Fenugreek, Sulfur, Fetus
18 Feb 2017
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The kohl and hair oil had to be readied for the women who would visit. Mahalab, musk, and cloves for a perfumed necklace. New mother does not bathe until 7 days after the birth. Older women of the household would insist as she left that the visitor take back a share 3 handfuls of flour @ birth of a girl; 5 for a boy. It is only the ignorant who prefer boys. gateefa. Women don"t end up alone w/ their husbands unless the men are poor. Midwifing has great recompense, i mean god rewards it. ngawa"s mother-in-law. A woman gets anxious if she doesn"t have many children. neighbor. Some go to doctors or religious healers to try and get pregnant. The idea of adoption of parents giving up their own children horrified them. Circumcisions sometimes celebrated w/ weddings so that guests need attend only one festivity and give one gift.
