Africa . THE NYASSA )l SHIRWA LAKE THE MAKOA COUNTRY. 347 according to native accounts, appears to be covered withsnow. The Makoa are split up into numerous petty are noted for their fine physical build and love oftattooing. They file the front teeth to a point, and thewomen wear a sea-shell or other ornament in the upperlip. Clothing is hardly known, but the hair is dressedwith much elaboration. Chiefs and their wives wearbrass rings on the arms and legs, whilst common peoplecontent themselves with beads. The Makoa have some notion of a supreme being andof a future st
Africa . THE NYASSA )l SHIRWA LAKE THE MAKOA COUNTRY. 347 according to native accounts, appears to be covered withsnow. The Makoa are split up into numerous petty are noted for their fine physical build and love oftattooing. They file the front teeth to a point, and thewomen wear a sea-shell or other ornament in the upperlip. Clothing is hardly known, but the hair is dressedwith much elaboration. Chiefs and their wives wearbrass rings on the arms and legs, whilst common peoplecontent themselves with beads. The Makoa have some notion of a supreme being andof a future state, for at the death of a chief some of hiswives are generally sacrificed to attend upon him in theother world, but in the ordinary concerns of life a beliefin evil spirits, in witch-doctors, and in the potency of thepoison cup is most prominent. The Makoa are fond of displaying their oratoricalpowers. Their dances are neither graceful nor delicate,yet in their morals they are far superior to their neigh-bours the Yao or Wahiao, and the E
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