THE D JIBE A. 
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district on the north side of the Sohat in about 9° north latitude 
and 33° east longitude,, at that point of the river where it receives 
its principal tributaries from the north and east. They border on 
the Dinka negroes to the west^ the Shookryeh nomad Arabs to 
the north,, the Gallas on the east^ and the Djibba negroes to the 
south. The latter,, apparently with a mixture of Galla in them^ 
speak a different dialect^ and vary in colour from the jet-black of 
the Dinka and Shillook to a dark copper-colour. Their manners 
and customs also differ. Although they do not scalp their fallen 
enemies^ they cut off the hair of their heads,, and interweave it with 
their own to form ear-lappels,, or sometimes a long tail reaching to 
the ankles. This they ornament with a thick coating of cowrie- 
shells^ and add a few ostrich feathers to its extremity. Unlike the 
former^ they are not absolutely naked^ but wear a hide suspended 
from the shoulder^ falling round the loins ; and their faces show a 
stronger growth of beard^ which the black negro^ except in rare 
instances^ is almost without. 
My having been possessed of some of the weapons and ornaments 
of the Djibba^ the annexed sketchy which illustrated an article I 
had the honour to read in 1860 at the United Service Institution, 
and was printed in their journal, will give a better idea of a native 
of this tribe than any description I can convey. The ornament 
on the arm is of massive ivory, and the sharp-edged missile in his 
right hand is of hard wood, and to preserve it from being blunted 
it is covered with a leather case. 
The Dinka proper inhabit the eastern Nile-bank from the Egyp- 
tian territory to the Sobat j and are bounded eastwards by the Shook- 
ryeh nomad Arabs and the Bonjack. 
This is the parent stock from which are descended a vast number 
of minor tribes, known under various designations, but preserving 
