Note 686 — Chapter II · GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SLAVERY.
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The Niam-Niam in their wars capture many women. Schweinfurth supposes, that they retain the captured women as slaves, but kill the men. Junker also speaks of female slaves. According to him male slaves are sometimes sacrificed; but it is not clear, whether the latter are ordinary slaves or only bought or captured to be sacrificed686. Our information does not admit of any accurate conclusion.