(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
A gift of £1,000 to the Keren Hayesod was made by Lord Melchett. Announcement of the contribution was made at Keren Hayesod headquarters here.
JEWISH EXPLORERS RETURN FROM DUTCH GUIANA
Bringing with them weapons, utensils and religious and ceremonial objects of the Bush negroes of Dutch Guiana, two American Jewish scientists, Dr. Morton C. Kahn and Dr. Melville J. Herskovits, returned to the United States.
Dr. Kahn and Dr. Herskovits spent two months in Dutch Guiana where they collected objects for the study of the customs of the Bush negroes. Dr. Kahn acted as the representative of the Myron I. Granger Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, and Dr. Herskovits of Northwestern University.
Among the customs they found were the marriage of a widow to her dead husband’s brother and the presence of food taboos.
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