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THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA. 



from them, and after his death his sons succeeded to it. 

 In 1857, broken by a famine of long continuance, many 

 Wadoe fled to the south of the Kingani Kiver, and ob- 

 tained from the Wazaramo lands near Sagesera and 

 I)ege la Mhora. 



The Wadoe differ greatly in colour and in form. 

 Some are tall, well-made, and light-complexioned Ne- 

 groids, others are almost black. Their distinctive mark — 

 in women as well as men — is a pair of long cuts down 

 both cheeks, from the temple to the jaw ; they also fre- 

 quently chip away the two inner sides of the upper 

 central incisors, leaving a small chevron-shaped hole. 

 This however is practised almost throughout the country. 

 They are wild in appearance, and dress in softened skins, 

 stained yellow with the bark and flowers (?) of the mi- 

 mosa. Their arms are a large hide-shield, spears, bows, 

 and arrows, shokah or the little battle-axe, the sime- 

 knife, and the rungu or knobstick. They are said still 

 to drink out of human skulls, which are not polished or 

 prepared in any way for the purpose. The principal 

 chief is termed Mweme : his privy councillors are called 

 Makunga (?), and the elders M'ana Mirao (?). The 

 great headmen are buried almost naked, but retaining 

 their bead- ornaments, sitting in a shallow pit, so that 

 the forefinger can project above the ground. With each 

 man are interred alive a male and a female slave, the 

 former holding a mundu or billhook wherewith to cut 

 fuel for his lord in the cold death- world, and the latter, 

 who is seated upon a little stool, supports his head in 

 her lap. This custom has been abolished by some of 

 the tribes : according to the Arabs, a dog is now buried 

 in lieu of the slaves. The subdivisions of the Wadoe 

 are numerous and unimportant. 



The Wazegura, who do not inhabit this line of road, 



