. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. KAKUEI WOMAN, 130RXU, THE CENTRAL SOUDANESE. 609 ascendant. They are mostly allied to the Songliay, a race whose empireformerly stretched north as far as Morocco. They are short nnpleasing in looks, and their dress is merely a narrow southernband of skin round the loins. Their hair is dressed most ^^ ^^^elaborately. Both sexes have one incisor knocked out. They
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. KAKUEI WOMAN, 130RXU, THE CENTRAL SOUDANESE. 609 ascendant. They are mostly allied to the Songliay, a race whose empireformerly stretched north as far as Morocco. They are short nnpleasing in looks, and their dress is merely a narrow southernband of skin round the loins. Their hair is dressed most ^^ ^^^elaborately. Both sexes have one incisor knocked out. They havemany horses, which they manage well, without saddle or stirrups. Theirweapons are chiefly spears and knives, and they protect themselves withshields of buffalo CENTRAL AFRICAN HOUSES, WEAPONS, IMPLEMENTS, ETC. A.—1. Shield of buflfalo hide. 2. Helmet of negroeshair, with cowrie shells and ostrich feathers. 3. Dwell-ing of clay and grass. 4. Bow for parrying blows with clubs. 5. Water-jug of clay. 6. Iron lance-point. 7-Big drum for beating the alarm. 8. Iron lance of one piece, a weapon of parade. B.—1. Axe for splitting wood. 2. Horn spoon. 3. Bellows, made of two vessels of clay opening into athird. 4. Arm ornaments, made of iron rings. 5. Tattooing on womens arms. 6. Comb of bamboo. apparatus of anona-wood. 8. Iron lance-point with hook. C—1. Tobacco-pipe of clay. 2. Pipe of ceremony, with wooden stem and clay bowl. 3. Inner side of a wooden shield. 5. Stool and dining-table out of one blocB. 6. Bedstead of thick stemsstripped of the bark. 7. Corn magazine with movable roof. D.—1. Sickle-formed, iron, double-edged cutting weapon ; the handle of wood wound round with Iron hatchet, with wooden
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