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which he has obtained by burning land shells he carries quite a 

 number of most primitive ornaments around his neck, such as 

 two or three snowy cowrie-shells, carved pieces of wood, or a 

 small goat's horn, or some medicine consecrated by the medicine- 

 man of the tribe, a fundo of white or red beads, or two or three 

 pierced Sungomazzi egg-beads, or a string of copper coin, and 

 sometimes small brass chains, like Cheap-Jack watch-chains. 



The Waseguhla are neighbors of the Wasagara, but they are 

 one of the most treacherous and ferocious tribes of Africa, find- 

 ing congenial occupation only in fighting and enslaving the 

 neighboring tribes who are too weak to resist them. 



THE WONDERFUL, \VAGOGO TRIBE. 



THE Wagogo are the most extortionate tribe in Africa ; being 

 numerous and good fighters they show their strength by levying 

 the heaviest burdens on all who enter their country. They are, 

 physically and intellectually, the best of the races between 

 Unyamwezi and the sea. Their color is a rich dark brown . There 

 is something in their frontal aspect which is almost leonine. 

 Their faces are broad and intelligent. Their eyes are large and 

 round. Their noses are flat, and their mouths are very large. 

 For all this, though the Wagogo is a ferocious man, capable of 

 proceeding to any length upon the slightest provocation, he is an 

 attractive figure to the white traveler. 



The Wagogo, or Mgogo, as he is more frequently called, makes 

 a splendid soldier, for he is brave and cunning. Their weapons 

 are a bow and sheaf of murderous-looking arrows, pointed, 

 pronged and barbed ; a couple of light, beautifully-made asse- 

 gais, a broad, sword-like spear, with a blade over two feet long, 

 a battle-axe, and a rungu, or knob-club. He has also a shield, 

 painted with designs in black and white, oval-shaped, sometimes 

 of rhinoceros, or elephant, or bull-hide. From the time he was 

 a toddling urchin he has been familiar with his weapons, and by 

 the time he was fifteen years old he was an adept with them. He 

 is armed for battle in a very short time. The messenger from 

 the chief darts from village to village and blows his ox-horn, the 

 signal for war. The warrior hears it, throws his hoe over his 



