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CAPTAIN TUCKEY'S NARRATIVE. 



addition of a long pipe in his mouth and a spear on his 

 shoulder. The two figures of men below, representing two 

 war fetiches, the one armed with a musket, and the other 

 witli a broad sword, will serve to shew in what a low state the 

 art of sculpture is among these people, which indeed could 

 hardly be otherwise where writing is utterly unknown. In 

 no one shape whatever do they seem to have profited by 

 the multitude of missionaries that flocked to Congo in the 

 l6th and 17th centuries. 



Our repast was laid out in the grand apartment, where 

 some chests covered Avdth carpets served for seats and ta- 

 bles. A few plates and mugs of earthenware, and some 

 Venetian gilt glass were placed on the table, together with 

 a few silver spoons and forks, evidently of French work- 

 manship. The meats consisted of a soup of plantains and 



