Africa and its inhabitants . er presentthan- his own to the i^aimiw or elders. Each party then displayed in open court 246 WEST AFRICA. all the bottles and jars of whiskey that he could afford in support of his case,sentence being given in favour of whoever made the greatest show. The insolventdebtor is held in dishonour, and at his death cast on the highway without funeralrites. The Fanti is distingixished from the neighbouring peoples by incisions on thecheek-bones and nape. The Alvims, also on the south-east frontier of the Ashan-tis, are said to be easily recognised by remarkable prominenc
Africa and its inhabitants . er presentthan- his own to the i^aimiw or elders. Each party then displayed in open court 246 WEST AFRICA. all the bottles and jars of whiskey that he could afford in support of his case,sentence being given in favour of whoever made the greatest show. The insolventdebtor is held in dishonour, and at his death cast on the highway without funeralrites. The Fanti is distingixished from the neighbouring peoples by incisions on thecheek-bones and nape. The Alvims, also on the south-east frontier of the Ashan-tis, are said to be easily recognised by remarkable prominences on the cheek-bones,forming, as it were, two rudimentary horns on cither side of the nose. Tillrecently every Fanti was a soldier bound to follow his hraffo, or leader, todeath. At the time of the first migrations towards the , the warriors arc saidto have declared that they would choose as their supreme chief whatever uoblenum Fijj. 107.— of the Gold Coast and Subeoundixo DisTMOia. Scale 1 : , Dcptlis. m-^ P^ OtoGOOFeet. CGO Feet andup\ was willing to sacrifice his right hand for his country. Thereupon a chief eagerlytendered his arm, which, being severed at a blow, he was proclaimed braffo byacclamation. In this family, which was nearly exterminated by the Ashantis,the order of succession is always from the uncle to the sisters eon, as amongst somany other African peoples. Every town, every village and family has its fetish, besides which there is amaster of masters, father of all, who by many tribes is confounded with thefirmament. All natural objects are supposed to act for good or for evil on thedestiny of each individual, and these influences have to bo solicited or conjuredby magic ceremonies. When a whale is stranded great evils are threatened,because the marine mammals are an ancient race swallowed up by the waves, but TOPOGRAPHY OF THE GOLD COAST. 217 ever anxious to recover the land. On the other hand, the Xi/phias gladim is a f
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