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May, went into camp after crossing a stream which must be of a con- 



^^'^•*- siderable size in the rains. 



In the afternoon a messenger informed me that the chief 

 would call on me. But, soon afterward, I heard with some re- 

 gret that he and S.P.Q.R. were so greatly under the influence 

 of the rosy god that any attempt at reaching my camp would 

 be attended with very serious difhculty. The visit was there- 

 fore abandoned. 



My efforts at obtaining copper in exchange for singo-mazzi 

 were somewhat hampered by the discovery that in the free 



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HEAD OP TJGUnHA WOMAN. 



fight arising between Mr. and Mrs. Bombay, on the attempted 

 reorganization of the lady, most of them had been rendered un- 

 marketable. But four or five pieces of copj^er and some goats 

 were given for those that remained undamaged. 



This copper comes from Urua, in pieces called " lianda," vary- 

 ing in weight from two and a half to three pounds. They are 

 cast in the rough shape of a St. Andrew's cross, and the diag- 

 onal measurement is from fifteen to sixteen inches, while the 

 arms are about two inches wide and half an inch thick. Many 

 of them have a raised rib along the centre of the arms. These 

 were said to be in great demand in Manyuema, and singo-mazzi 

 were useless beyond Waguhha. 



