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ANCIENT S. AFRICAN TRIBES [[image - Pondo Princess with a leopard skin bandanna and shroud, carrying a spear.]] [[image - The Pondo Princess, shrouded in plaid blanket, being being escorted by her brothers.]] Shrouded in plaid blanket, Pondo Princess (r.) was escorted to wedding by brothers, later threw spear (l.) in ancient ceremony symbolic of intent to marry. [[image - The Pondo Princess in a wedding dress and veil next to the Gaika Prince, whose in a tuxedo and bowtie with a pair of carnations pinned on, surrounded by others with headdresses and more simple clothing.]] After typical African wedding, Pondo Princess and Gaika Prince were married again in English clothes and according to Christian custom.