56 RIO JANEIRO. 



The Soccatoos, or Sakatus, on a branch of the Quorra, have several 

 fine long oblique marks, converging towards the corners of the mouth. 



Dawwarra or Dawara : these have parallel oblique lines, drawn to 

 the corners of the mouth, with shorter marks meeting or bordering 

 them above and below. 



The men of the Nago or Yarribe nation, on the west bank of the 

 Niger or Quorra, below the Houssa, have three or four longitudinal 

 marks on each side of the mouth. 



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Those of the women are more complicated. 



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 The Tacqua, otherwise called Nouffie or Nyffie, live on the eastern 

 side of the Quorra, opposite the former, and have two or three oblique 

 lines drawn to the corners of the mouth. 



The Fantees and .Ashantees inhabit that part of the coast of Guinea 

 known as the Slave Coast, and the country in the interior. The 

 former have no distinguishing mark ; the latter are characterized by 

 scars produced by burns on the forehead and cheeks. 



ASHANTEE. 



The Minas are held in much fear in Brazil. They are extremely 

 numerous at Bahia, and it is understood, that during a late insurrec- 

 tion, they had fully organized themselves, and were determined to 

 institute a regular system of government. They had gone so far as 

 to circulate writings in Arabic, exhorting their fellows in bondage to 

 make the attempt to recover their liberty. 



