Africa and its inhabitants . «M EcSt of Greenwich I tptha. 0 to BOO f60 Feet ana Foot. upwards. 1?Mi1o», most naturalists still think that these quadrumana were indigenous. But althoughtheir remains are found in the island, the animals may have been introduced fromthe continent. to an ancient tradition, Fernando-Po was formerly inhabited by a 116 WEST .^EICA. different race of blacks from tlio present, and to them are attributed the stone axesthat have been picked up in various districts. But however this be, the presentpopulation has certainly immigrated from the mainl
Africa and its inhabitants . «M EcSt of Greenwich I tptha. 0 to BOO f60 Feet ana Foot. upwards. 1?Mi1o», most naturalists still think that these quadrumana were indigenous. But althoughtheir remains are found in the island, the animals may have been introduced fromthe continent. to an ancient tradition, Fernando-Po was formerly inhabited by a 116 WEST .^EICA. different race of blacks from tlio present, and to them are attributed the stone axesthat have been picked up in various districts. But however this be, the presentpopulation has certainly immigrated from the mainland, either at some time beforethe arrival of the Europeans, or soon after its discovery. It consists of scatteredgroups approximately estimated at nearly thirty thousand, who collectively callthemselves Bubi (the Boobies of English writers), that is, Men, and whogive the name of Achimama ( All Lands, or Universe), to the island. They Tig. 45.—Bat of ).: 20 ()( 8°-^8 Oto32Feet. Depths. 32 to SOFeet. 80 Feet endupwards. 550 Yards. are probably descended from several tribes, for they speak at least five dialects ofBantu origin, like those of the neighbouring coastlands. They are a shy, timidrace, greatly inferior in dignity and physical appearance to their continentalkindred. They practise a coarse system of tattooing, cutting deep gashes on theface and body, which changes the naturally smooth skin to a rugged also smear themselves with red ochre mixed with palm-oil, with the samecosmetic convertiag the hair to a solid mass, on which is worn a headdress ofplaited herbs. Both sexes wear a tight leather thong round the left arm, reducing * FEEXANDO-PO. 117 it to the compass of the wrist, and through this thong the men pass their currency is two species of shells, whkh thej find on the coast, and whichserve also to deck their persons and protect their dwellings against the evil spirits. All the Bubi tribes live in the i
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