The natives of British Central Africa . ometimes you see lithe and slender boys,graceful, and at the same time full of fire and vivacity,like a spirited horse. The Yao women, as a rule, arebigger and stouter than those of the Anyanja, and aresaid to be not so good-looking. Personally, when Itry to recall individuals among both, I should find ithard to say that they were typically different—onefinds Yao girls with slender figures, and small, neatfeatures, as well as faces on a larger scale, which areby no means unattractive. The younger woman inthe illustration is, apart from th^pelele, by no m
The natives of British Central Africa . ometimes you see lithe and slender boys,graceful, and at the same time full of fire and vivacity,like a spirited horse. The Yao women, as a rule, arebigger and stouter than those of the Anyanja, and aresaid to be not so good-looking. Personally, when Itry to recall individuals among both, I should find ithard to say that they were typically different—onefinds Yao girls with slender figures, and small, neatfeatures, as well as faces on a larger scale, which areby no means unattractive. The younger woman inthe illustration is, apart from th^pelele, by no means afavourable specimen. The Anguru, or Alolo, are a tribe belonging tothe Makua group who occupy the country inland fromMozambique. Some of them live in the Mlanje Lomwe country, which is entirely inhabited bythem (A-lomwe is either a synonym for Alolo, or thename of a tribe closely allied to them), is west of LakeChilwa. Some Alolo were, about forty years ago, livingat the back of Morambala. A correspondent tells me:. Ju face p. 32
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