![]() ![]() The important thing is one’s reverence and belief in the molimo. Turnbull thinks it sacrilege, but is told that the molimo itself is not the important thing. One of the youths even makes a crude noise with the molimo, causing the others to laugh. ![]() It turns out the molimo have been made with drainpipe from the village, as opposed to the traditional way of making them from wood. In this bestselling book, Colin Turnbull, a British cultural anthropologist, details the incredible Mbuti pygmy people and their love of the forest. When the trumpets are recovered, Turnbull is thoroughly disappointed. ![]() Turnbull learns how the molimo are hidden high up in trees that are marked so other BaMbuti know to leave the trees alone as they are the sleeping places of the molimo. After a time, they reach the location of the molimo. Moreover, they are on a trip to bring back the molimo. Though the thought unnerves him as he recalls they do not fear the forest. Likewise, they call all men and women in the same age group mother and father, meaning that everyone is a. The children call their peers brother and sister, despite not being related by blood. Turnbull describes how the BaMbuti engage in the act of play, and how necessary it is to their growth. It is only after some time that he notices the Pygmies have not brought spears with them on the trek. Chapter 7 Summary: The Play World of the BaMbuti. The Pygmies do not stop Turnbull must be careful not to trip or fall or otherwise embarrass himself. Turnbull catches up with the group of youths the trip is difficult. ![]()
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