![]() ![]() 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. The Forest People is a timeless work of academic and humanitarian significance, sure to delight readers as they take a trip into a foreign culture and learn to appreciate the joys of life through the eyes of the Mbuti people. ![]() 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. Turnbull’s The Forest People which documents his three years living among the Mbuti pygmies of the Belgian Congo (modern day Zaire) in the late 1950s. Though the thought unnerves him as he recalls they do not fear the forest. Colin Turnbull Random House, Social Science - 304 pages 6 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified The Forest People. It is only after some time that he notices the Pygmies have not brought spears with them on the trek. 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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