The Sherbro and its hinterland . XII UP-COUNTRY JOTTINGS 121 All of which is of a fetish signification. The male dwarf(Figure 36) belonged to another big chief, a considerabledistance away. This dwarf was also regarded in thesame light as the other. Although small he is a strong,healthy and well proportioned man. He is wearing a gree-gree round his neck and upon his right arm. When Iasked him if he were married, he stated with considerablepride that he had two wives—one of whom he brought tosee me. She was a fine young woman, more than a headtaller than himself, and apparently very proud of he
The Sherbro and its hinterland . XII UP-COUNTRY JOTTINGS 121 All of which is of a fetish signification. The male dwarf(Figure 36) belonged to another big chief, a considerabledistance away. This dwarf was also regarded in thesame light as the other. Although small he is a strong,healthy and well proportioned man. He is wearing a gree-gree round his neck and upon his right arm. When Iasked him if he were married, he stated with considerablepride that he had two wives—one of whom he brought tosee me. She was a fine young woman, more than a headtaller than himself, and apparently very proud of herhusband, notwithstanding his diminutive stature. I found that the old patriarchal style prevailed. Aparamount chief hearing of my approach to his town, cameout with a large retinue of his people to welcome and greetme, and proceeded to embrace me upon the high roadbefore all the people. I returned the greeting in a similarway. This welcome struck me as being full of sentimentand kindly feeling. I was then escorted by him to t
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