shirehighlands

Updated: May 25, 2025

Among the Wayao and Mang’anja of the Shirehighlands, south of Lake Nyassa, a man on marrying leaves his own village and goes to live in that of his wife; but, as an alternative, he is allowed to pay a bride-price, in which case he takes his wife away to his home.

C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley - The Position of Woman in Primitive Society: A Study of the Matriarchy