From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 168. Young Sango 169. Sango maiden with fish basket. .^M 5** ** JP Lv y 1 -Jl ^UsSt SaKsSk ^St^-. m m j «SL39tt • Er j i-mt i $ 3 1 j fin 1 • #^S FURTHER EAST 191 be wearing it after the European fashion. (Illus. 174.)Negroes as a rule cut their hair quite short. Whendancing, these girls wear on their backs a kind of drum,over which they spread out their hair, so that it may beseen to the best advantage and attract possible everyday use, they wind their hair artis
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 168. Young Sango 169. Sango maiden with fish basket. .^M 5** ** JP Lv y 1 -Jl ^UsSt SaKsSk ^St^-. m m j «SL39tt • Er j i-mt i $ 3 1 j fin 1 • #^S FURTHER EAST 191 be wearing it after the European fashion. (Illus. 174.)Negroes as a rule cut their hair quite short. Whendancing, these girls wear on their backs a kind of drum,over which they spread out their hair, so that it may beseen to the best advantage and attract possible everyday use, they wind their hair artistically,turban-fashion, round their heads. (Illus. 175.) Ontheir wedding day they cut off their hair, both realand artificial, and throw it into the Ubangi. During the first few days march I passed throughinhabited villages, but on the fourth day I foundthem all deserted, the population having been drivenaway by sleeping sickness. I halted at Wote, andawaited the arrival of Commandant van der Cruyssenand Lieutenant Scharf, who were on their way tovisit Yakoma. We travelled on together througha district in which tropical fore
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