From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . affable and friendly as answered all my questions, and demonstratedto me their original and pleasing dances. These dances differed from any I have ever seenbefore or since. They were round dances in whichmen, women, and children took part in turns, movingin circles with measured tread, and imitating bygrotesque evolutions the paces of the various forestanimals. Amongst the Bantus, on the other hand,one or two dancers perform in the middle of a ringof spectators. The round
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . affable and friendly as answered all my questions, and demonstratedto me their original and pleasing dances. These dances differed from any I have ever seenbefore or since. They were round dances in whichmen, women, and children took part in turns, movingin circles with measured tread, and imitating bygrotesque evolutions the paces of the various forestanimals. Amongst the Bantus, on the other hand,one or two dancers perform in the middle of a ringof spectators. The round dances of the Pygmiesrecalled those of certain South African tribes. As a special mark of their confidence towards myhost, the Pygmies occasionally spent the night atthe factory. This was the case one evening whenw^e sat w4th them by lamplight round a long table inthe comfortable verandah. It was wretched weather,and we could hear the rain descending in little men turned over the pages of some illustrated ^^r^^.^-^^ -•-::? ^S: |M •?^.p 138. Stem of Triplochiton in the Bangi 139. Kunabembe village in recently cleared forest.
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