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Polyandry Across Cultures From Central Africa to Sandwich Islands
A chaotic collage describes women in Central Africa marrying many husbands, with examples from Makoldo and Afghans to Thushwap, Somalis, and Marquesas. It cites diverse customs of polyandry, noting occasional cases of women with twenty to thirty husbands, and mentions a sensational ledger of a man exploiting a banker in St. Louis to gain profit in three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Africa
Barodezi
Tomarry
Pnan
British Columbia
East Africa
South Africa
New Hebrides
Sandwich Islands
Mark
St. Louis
Imre Kiralfy
Imre
Yaas