. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. PYGMIES AND FOREST NEGROES 527 elsewhere, either living as a separate people or reappearing as a re- versionary type in tribes of more typical Negro appearance who in times past have absorbed ante- cedent D
. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. PYGMIES AND FOREST NEGROES 527 elsewhere, either living as a separate people or reappearing as a re- versionary type in tribes of more typical Negro appearance who in times past have absorbed ante- cedent Dwarf races. The Pygmies on the verge of the Uganda Protectorate offer usually tvro somewhat distinct types as regards the skin colour, one being a reddish yellow and the other as hlack as an ordinary Negro.* The reddish yellow type has a skin which in the dis- tance often looks dull, and this appearance arises from the presence of very line downy body- hair. This hair is not unlike the lanugo which covers the human foetus about a month before birth, and would almost seem to be the con- tinuation of a foetal character. The body- hair in question is short and very fine, and is of a yellowish or reddish tinge. Where it grows to any length, as oc- casionally on the legs or on the back, though. 284. A PIG5IV W03IAX OF THE BABIEA GROUP, COXGO FOREST (west of ALBERT EDWARD) * It would seem as though the pure-blooded Pygmy was always of a dirty reddish yellow in skin colour, and was invariably covered all over his body with light-coloured downy hair, and that the black type appearing amongst these Dwarfs is due to intermixture with bigger Negro 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 Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. London, Hutchinson & Co.
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