. Chiefs and cities of Central Africa, across Lake Chad by way of British, French, and German territories. Natural history -- Africa; Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Africa, West -- Description and travel. ACROSS LAKE CHAD 227 necklaces are worn, many of which are of Venetian make. The Buduma are divided into three races — the Guria, with whom we then were, a pastoral people ; the Madja- godia, with whom we spent the following day, and the Maibulua, both fisher-folk. They come of common ancestors, speak the same language, and intermarry —a Buduma woman never mar- . , - ^ ., , ^ Bras
. Chiefs and cities of Central Africa, across Lake Chad by way of British, French, and German territories. Natural history -- Africa; Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Africa, West -- Description and travel. ACROSS LAKE CHAD 227 necklaces are worn, many of which are of Venetian make. The Buduma are divided into three races — the Guria, with whom we then were, a pastoral people ; the Madja- godia, with whom we spent the following day, and the Maibulua, both fisher-folk. They come of common ancestors, speak the same language, and intermarry —a Buduma woman never mar- . , - ^ ., , ^ Brass Bracelet. ries outside these tribes, but a man will often have a Kanembu wife on the main- land, though she may not accompany him back to the islands. Though they call themselves agricultural and pas- toral, none of the Buduma trouble much over any industry, for their slaves do the hard work and the distant fishing. These " niggers," as a slave is called in pidgin- English, are kindly treated, and form part of a man's household, generally as his servants, though sometimes he will marry one. Though a poor man may be without any slaves, the average citizen owns two or three. Our Buduma guide told us that they have a regular trade with the Kotoko, who capture and retail the natives of Ham, Niellim, Sara, and the country still farther south — sending them down the Logone and Shari rivers to the Buduma on Chad. It is understood that no Kotoko, Arab, or Fulani may be enslaved. The Buduma himself is a regular dare-devil buccaneer, and obtains much wealth from raids on the main-. 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 Macleod, Olive. Edinburgh, London : W. Blackwood and sons
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