282 DIFFERENCES OF FEATURES. 



Congo, and brought from St. Domingo by the Chevalier 

 Treytorrens, had a countenance of which no part, not 

 even the nose, and rather strongly marked lips, were very 

 striking, much less displeasing; the same features with an 

 European complexion, would certainly have been generally 

 agreeable *." The testimony of Le Maire, in his journey 

 to Senegal and Gambia, is to the same effect ; and there 

 are Negresses, except in colour, as handsome as European 

 women. Vaiixant says of the Caffre women, that setting 

 aside the prejudice which operates against their colour, 

 many might be accounted liandsome, even in an European 

 country. The accurate Adanson confirms this statement, 

 in his description of the Senegambians. " The women are 

 equally well made with the men. Their skin is of the finest 

 texture, and extremely soft. The eyes are black and large ; 

 the mouth and lips small 5 and all the features well propor- 

 tioned. Several are perfectly beautiful. They have much 

 vivacity and an easy air, which is very pleasing f. 



The Jaloffs, according to Mungo Park, have not the pro- 

 tuberant lip nor fiat nose of the African countenance J. We 

 have also the testimony of another traveller concerning this 

 tribe, to the same eftect : according t(; Moore §, they have 

 handsome features, and neither broad noses nor thick lips. 

 PiGAFETTA || statcs, that the Congo Negroes have not the 

 thick lips of the Nubians, and that, except in colour, they 

 are very like the Portuguese. Dam pier, in his account of 

 Natal, describes the natives as having curled hair, but a long 

 face, well proportioned nose, and agreeable countenance. 

 The six Negro crania, -engraved in the two first decades of 

 Blumenbach, exhibit very clearly this diversity of cha- 

 racter in the African race : and prove, most unequivocally, 



* Beytr'dge zur Naturgeschichtc ; Ir. th. p. 89. 

 + IlistoireNiiturcllc du Senegal, p. 22. 



I Travels into the Interior Districts of Africa; 8vo, edilioi), p. 23 

 Tiie Foulahs also have pleasing features, p. 25. 



^ ZiMMERMANN, Gcogroph. Gcsckichte, v. i, p. 99. 

 (1 Rclazionc del Rcame cU Congo; Roma, p. 12. 



