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The natives of British Central Africa

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I. Women carrying water-jars, Chiromo, Frontispiece

II. Carriers resting in the Bush, facing page 9

III. Chingomanje Stream, Mlanje, ” 16

IV. Hut built on platform as a defence against lions, ” 18

V. Two Yao women, ” 32

VI. Group of Anguru, ” 33

VII. A Mnguru, showing keloids, ” 39

VIII. Fashions in tooth-chipping, ” 42

IX. (1) Exceptional coiffure of Mngoni, } ” 44

(2) Women making porridge, }

X. The Progress of Civilisation! ” 45

XI. Tree with offerings, Ndirande Mountain, ” 50

XII. (1) Women on Likoma Island, } ” 105

(2) A Makua family, }

XIII. (1) Mchombwa game, } ” 113

(2) Nyanja ball-game, }

XIV. (1) Boys digging out field-mice, } ” 120

(2) Caught, }

(3) Roasting, }

(4) Eating, }

XV. (1) Boy extracting jigger from a companion’s foot, } ” 122

(2) Herd-boys cooking their midday meal, }

XVI. Women pounding maize in Yao village, ” 135

XVII. Two men eating, ” 137

XVIII. Gang of Angoni at Mandala, ” 138

XIX. Nguru hut, ” 139

XX. Grinding snuff, ” 178

XXI. Women weeding maize-garden, ” 181

XXII. Women carrying baskets of maize, ” 185

XXIII. Boy with bow, ” 187

XXIV. Canoes at Liwonde’s, ” 194

XXV. (1) Mat-making, } ” 196

(2) Native loom, }

XXVI. Making mtanga basket, ” 198

XXVII. Boy with crate of fowls, ” 199

XXVIII. Knives and ‘Angoni handkerchief,’ ” 203

XXIX. The ‘Dancing-man,’ ” 221

XXX. Musical instruments, ” 222

XXXI. Preparing for the dance, ” 226

XXXII. Angoni warriors, ” 278

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