and the Mpongwe. 
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All these things, fits included, are now obsolete. 
The men shave a line in the hair like a fillet 
round the skull, and what is left is coiffe an coup 
de vent. The head-dress is a cap, a straw hat, a 
billy cock, or a tall silk “ chimney pot,” the latter 
denoting a chief; he also sports in full dress a 
broad coat, ending in a loin cloth of satin stripe or 
some finer stuff, about six feet long by four and a 
half broad ; it is secured by a kerchief or an elastic 
waist belt; during work it is tucked up, but on 
ceremonial occasions it must trail upon the ground. 
The lieges wear European shirts, stuffed into a 
waist-cloth of cheaper material, calico or domestics ; 
This Tanga, or kilt, is, in fact, an article of general 
wear, and it would be an airy, comfortable, and 
wholesome travelling costume if the material were 
flannel. The ornaments are necklaces of Venetian 
beads, the white pound, and the black and yellow 
seed : Canutille or bugles of various patterns are 
preferred, and all are loaded with “ Mengo,” Grigris 
(which old travellers call “ gregories”), or talismans, 
chiefly leopards’ teeth, rude bells, and horns. The 
Monda are hunting prophylacteries, antelope horns 
filled with “ fetish ” medicines, leopard’s hair, 
burnt and powdered heart mixed with leaves, 
and filth; the mouths are stopped with some 
viscid black stuff, probably gum. They are often 
attached to rude bells of iron or brass (Ige- 
lenga, Ngenge, .Nkendo, or Wonga), like the 
