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an impossibility for them to turn pale, or for their wool to stand 

 on end with fright ; but they made the attempt ; and there can 

 be no doubt that they hold this great idol in such awe that they 

 dare not breathe the name of Kungwe a Banza without fear 

 and trembling. 



The people dress like the Waguhha, and tattoo themselves in 

 the same fashion, but wear their hair differently, the majority 

 drawing it back from the face and tying and binding it together 

 behind, so that it projects in a most curious fashion, reminding 

 one much of a saucepan handle. 



The men wear plumes, frequently made from the red tail- 

 feathers of the gray parrot, varying in size and shape according 

 to rank. They also have aprons made of a single skin, and it 

 is worthy of remark that each clan or family has a distinguish- 

 ing skin, which it is customary to wear in the presence of the 

 chief. 



November, 



1874. 



WAKUA SLAVB-DEIVEB AND SI.AVB. 



