Marutsa

Most important of the African tribes in the Lake Nya a region. These are each dependent on their chief as absolute monarch, and rise and fall with him. The M. are developing on the ruins of the Makololo kingdom. They in a Supreme Being who dwells in the blue sky, but do not pro nounce his name. The king or queen is absolute owner of all persons, lands, and property. Agriculture, in which both sexes unite, is the main occupation, but numerous artistic and domestic utensils and tools are manufactured with skill. Marvel of Peru. See FOUR O'CLOCK.