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the form and size of umbrellas. In their eyes this emblem is the proof of the degree 

 of civilisation that they have attained. The Kadalos, whose villages are built on 

 impregnable rocks, ornamented with tufts of foliage in honour of the genius of the 

 winds, boast that they are the true aborigines. According to Schuver, they resemble 



Fig. 74. — Inhabitants of the Blue Nile. 

 Scale 1 : 4,300,000. 



. 120 Miles. 



the Negroes of the White Nile much more than the Gumus and Bertas ; they have 

 large eyes, which distinguishes them more especially from the Gumus, whose eyes 

 are small, "like those of pigs." 



The Sienetjos, who pass for the remnant of a people formerly in possession of 

 the country, and were almost entirely exterminated by the Negroes, are probably 

 akin to other Sienetjos who live farther east amongst the populations of Damot and 

 Gojam. The Sienetjos are not blacks, having a yellow skin, perceptibly clearer 

 than that of Europeans who are exposed to climatic influences. The face is nearly 



