Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 47
... person with ' good ' hair and features ranks above a fair person with ' bad ' hair and features . There are a very large number of such combinations . Of the characteristics mentioned two , actual colour and hair , can be artificially ...
... person with ' good ' hair and features ranks above a fair person with ' bad ' hair and features . There are a very large number of such combinations . Of the characteristics mentioned two , actual colour and hair , can be artificially ...
Page 138
... person thus addressed , but in many others there was only the vaguest connection . ' Coz ' appears to be a term used for any relative of any generation irrespective of age , as well as for any person who is regarded as a relative though ...
... person thus addressed , but in many others there was only the vaguest connection . ' Coz ' appears to be a term used for any relative of any generation irrespective of age , as well as for any person who is regarded as a relative though ...
Page 141
... person's family . One must never look through one's legs at the coffin when it is passing as then the spirit of the dead person will be seen sitting underneath . If the ghost sees an individual it jumps on his or her neck and breaks it ...
... person's family . One must never look through one's legs at the coffin when it is passing as then the spirit of the dead person will be seen sitting underneath . If the ghost sees an individual it jumps on his or her neck and breaks it ...
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