. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . der sister. As I travelled along the Tiquie in Februaryand March, 1905, making for the Amazon along untrodden paths, I was greeted asan old friend in all the villages. In oneplace the Tukano women celebrated theeve of my departure by a party, and, withfaces painted in red patterns in my honour,they squatted roimd my hammock. Ofcourse, I had to sing, and I gave them aperformance of every song I could thinkof, cheerful and sad, soldiers songs andsentimental ditties, anything that came intomy head
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . der sister. As I travelled along the Tiquie in Februaryand March, 1905, making for the Amazon along untrodden paths, I was greeted asan old friend in all the villages. In oneplace the Tukano women celebrated theeve of my departure by a party, and, withfaces painted in red patterns in my honour,they squatted roimd my hammock. Ofcourse, I had to sing, and I gave them aperformance of every song I could thinkof, cheerful and sad, soldiers songs andsentimental ditties, anything that came intomy head. And stiU they said : Sing usone more song, doctor. Who could refusethem ? I sang tiU I was hoarse, and thenthey sang to me ; and though the rangeof tone is Small, their efforts were not lack-ing in melody. Finally, they turned to im-provisation of songs on my relatives ; songson my travels, my return and my meetingwith my wife. Next morning they allstood on the high bank of the river, andas long as they could follow the boat withtheir eyes they called after me, Give oujlove to 3our wife, Photograph oy Dr^ AOi/t , A SIUSI VILLAGE. ^ ?^ University of California SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY 405 Hilgard Avenue. Los Angeles, CA 90024-1388 Return this material to the library from which it was borrowed. x^ 58 00596 8945 UC SOUTHERN REGIONAL liBn»Hv Hrjin li|||ii| III !|i!|! f iir I f D 000 014 244 8 ,1. ,?.. I! :??. P,A
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