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BLACK GIANTS OF ABYSSINIAN NILELAND |
MAGNIFICENT HEADDRESS OF AWKA WOMAN |
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| These huge negroes of Nilotic speech live along the Sobat tributaries that run into the Nile below Fashoda. Known as Jambos, they are savage spearmen of the old negro type, physically distinct from the Nilotic people, whose language they use. They have speared their way into Abyssinia | Her scanty toilet has been completed, apparently to her entire satisfaction, and the gladiatorial headdress represents the dernier cri of in the fashion world of Awka. The crest of wood, ornamented with large pearl buttons, is tightly secured on the top of her head |