. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . Tattooing of a Man of bro k e Fig. 154.—Tattooing of a Man of Ussui. WarUance. into a leaping dance,flourishing hisshield and spearas if in cleverly heturned a somer-sault, thenquickly sank onhis knee, placedhis shield beforehim for protec- tion, and dashed his spear in the face of a supposedenemy. Now and then he whistled with either the longor the short whistle hanging from his neck. Unfortu- The figures consist of projecting rolls with small incisions crossing them,and h
. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . Tattooing of a Man of bro k e Fig. 154.—Tattooing of a Man of Ussui. WarUance. into a leaping dance,flourishing hisshield and spearas if in cleverly heturned a somer-sault, thenquickly sank onhis knee, placedhis shield beforehim for protec- tion, and dashed his spear in the face of a supposedenemy. Now and then he whistled with either the longor the short whistle hanging from his neck. Unfortu- The figures consist of projecting rolls with small incisions crossing them,and having the appearance of fastenings for the rolls. n8 VICTORIA XYANZA I nately, the dance was interrupted in a somewhat violentway, for the man trod upon a piece of broken glass inhis dance, and wounded himself severely. The young men of Ussindja also execute other dances together. They make a great circle, in the middle Dances. f ,. ? , of which stands a musician tolead the singing. This leader plays an_ ordinary Swahili instrument with sounding§> bottom board of gourd, and sings in a nasalj tone, the people in the circ
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