. 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. 528 PYGMIES AND EOEEST NEGEOES it may be slightly crimped or wavy, it is certainly not tightly curled. The blacker type of Pygmy also inclines to be hairy on the body, but the permanent body-hair in his cas
. 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. 528 PYGMIES AND EOEEST NEGEOES it may be slightly crimped or wavy, it is certainly not tightly curled. The blacker type of Pygmy also inclines to be hairy on the body, but the permanent body-hair in his case is closely curled, and much like the of the head, though thicker and more. A PYGMY WOMAN 01" THEJ^BABIRA GKOUP bristly. In the case of the yellowish Pygmy, the body-hair, though only apparent on close examination, is found to grow most thickly and markedly on the back and on the arms and legs. That peculiarly human feature, thick hair in the armpits and in the pubic region, is also present in the yellow Pygmies, but it is remarkable that the hair in these parts is quite different from the fine fleecy down on the body, and resembles the hair on the head, chest, and stomach in the black Pygmy type, which, as in all other Negroes, is closely curled. The fine body-hair in the yellow Pygmies is present in men, women, and children. The women of the yellow type also exhibit faint traces of whiskers. The males of the yellow and black types develop a little moustache, and sometimes quite a con- siderable beard. I have myself only seen one Pygmy with a beard of any size — perhaps six. 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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