A British official in what is now western Zambia records the life of the Barotse, or Lozi, people: their origins, the colonial and native administration, crafts and industries, customs of marriage and family, riddles and conundrums, songs and dances, legends and laws. He writes as an administrator of his day, with an introduction by Sir Harry Johnston.
An early ethnographic record of the Lozi kingdom, useful to students of Zambian history and culture. Download the free EPUB.