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drums striking at certain periods with such admirable 
precision, that the effect was that of a single instru¬ 
ment. The dancing was most vigorous, and far supe¬ 
rior to anything that I had seen among either Arabs 
or savages, the figures varying continually, and ending 
with a “ grand galop ” in double circles, at a tremen¬ 
dous pace, the inner ring revolving in a contrary 
WOMEN OF OB BO. 
direction to the outer; the effect of this was excellent. 
Although the men of Obbo wear a skin slung across 
their shoulders and loins, the women are almost naked, 
