From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . vents intheir villages, independence and a constant adherenceto their ancient manners and customs are in markedcontrast to the characteristics of many of the tradingtribes of the mainland. These qualities explain howthe Bubis have been able to resist the influenceof European civilisation. Their requirements areextraordinarily few. In Baumanns time they worepractically no clothes, and in remote villages this isthe case even at the present time. On the other handthey many of them wear pl
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . vents intheir villages, independence and a constant adherenceto their ancient manners and customs are in markedcontrast to the characteristics of many of the tradingtribes of the mainland. These qualities explain howthe Bubis have been able to resist the influenceof European civilisation. Their requirements areextraordinarily few. In Baumanns time they worepractically no clothes, and in remote villages this isthe case even at the present time. On the other handthey many of them wear plaited hats of an immensesize that serve the purpose of umbrellas. Their housesare very simple, and their furniture is of the mostprimitive description. They possess no iron implementsother than those introduced by Europeans. Tattooing is unknown among the Bubis, but bothmen and women display peculiar scars, which theyregard as adornments, -w-ide incisions across theircheeks from ear to nose. The women wear wide bandsround their upper arms, also strings of pierced shellfragments. ^.i^jjfljto^^f^^ .^ or^ ^. 210 and 211. Bubi of San Carlos.
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