. Across Africa. Botany. 336 • ACROSS AFRICA. [Chap. June, larly hideous expression and making their articu- lation very indistinct. Their clothing consists of from one to three leather cushions, very much like buffaloes' horns in shape, the thickest parts being placed behind and the tapering points in front. A small piece of bark cloth, about six inches wide by eight or ten deep, is tucked into the front part to serve as an apron. Skin aprons are worn by the men,. WOMEN OF UBUDJWA. who smear the undipped wool with red clay and grease. They also tattoo their faces and rub in lamp- black after
. Across Africa. Botany. 336 • ACROSS AFRICA. [Chap. June, larly hideous expression and making their articu- lation very indistinct. Their clothing consists of from one to three leather cushions, very much like buffaloes' horns in shape, the thickest parts being placed behind and the tapering points in front. A small piece of bark cloth, about six inches wide by eight or ten deep, is tucked into the front part to serve as an apron. Skin aprons are worn by the men,. WOMEN OF UBUDJWA. who smear the undipped wool with red clay and grease. They also tattoo their faces and rub in lamp- black after a fashion that gives them the appear- ance of having been badly scratched by -a cat, black blood having been drawn instead of red. Both sexes of all classes carry little carved images round their necks or tied to the upper part of their arms as a charm against evil spirits. They are usually hollow and filled with filth by the fetish Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894; Oliver, Daniel, 1830-1916. London : Daldy, Isbister & Co.
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