Ornaments are made on these pots of black lead, or before being hardened by the sun they are ornamented for a couple or three inches near the rim, all the tracery being in imitation of plaited basket work.
Chirikaloma says that the surname of the Makoa, to whom he belongs, is Mirazi--others have the surname Melola or Malola--Chimposola.

All had the half-moon mark when in the south-east, but now they leave it off a good deal and adopt the Waiyau marks, because of living in their country.

They show no indications of being named after beasts and birds.

Mirazi was an ancestor; they eat all clean animals, but refuse the hyaena, leopard, or any beast that devours dead men.[13] _25th June, 1866._--On leaving Chirikaloma we came on to Namalo, whose village that morning had been deserted, the people moving off in a body towards the Matambwe country, where food is more abundant.

A poor little girl was left in one of the huts from being too weak to walk, probably an orphan.