. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. FKOM FORT LAMY TO THE TOGBAU HILLS 157 the siege. The big cotton-tree under which we camped was close to the Banda settlement and about a mile to the south was the Baghirmi A BAGHIBMI WOMAN Taking them as a whole, the Baghirmi appear to be a fine and healthy race. The men are tall and well made ; they have blunt features and rather thick lips. The young girls have plain, honest faces but incline to stoutness as they grow older, while the elderly women are quite repulsive. The head-dress of the women is very distinctive w
. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. FKOM FORT LAMY TO THE TOGBAU HILLS 157 the siege. The big cotton-tree under which we camped was close to the Banda settlement and about a mile to the south was the Baghirmi A BAGHIBMI WOMAN Taking them as a whole, the Baghirmi appear to be a fine and healthy race. The men are tall and well made ; they have blunt features and rather thick lips. The young girls have plain, honest faces but incline to stoutness as they grow older, while the elderly women are quite repulsive. The head-dress of the women is very distinctive with the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alexander, Boyd, 1873-1910; Talbot, Percy Amaury, 1877-1945. London, E. Arnold
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