RM2R9WENW–geography / travel, Africa, Songhai town, based on drawing by Johann Martin Bernatz, ADDITIONAL-RIGHTS-CLEARANCE-INFO-NOT-AVAILABLE
RM2AKXH63–Africa . Lamorde, in the district of Aribinda, and Tinge areindependent Sonrhay places, whose inhabitants build veryroomy houses, wear indigo blue shirts, and carry spears astheir usual weapon, but swords occasionally. Here also thelower classes disfigure their features by gashing their cheeks.These open tracts were succeeded by the domain of theFulahs of Massina. The appearance of the country fromKuka to this point had been tolerably uniform—cultivated 170 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TEAVEL. plains, varied by woodland scenery, arid districts, and low iMiiillllillllilHillllJI. liills. Now, how
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RM2AXJH0P–Africa . to protectthem from the ants, present rather a peculiar sight at adistance. Still keeping to the north-west, Barth arrived at awell-cultivated district, but where the Fulah alone breedcattle. Then, crossing the Sirba, a not inconsiderabletributary of the Niger, he came upon the Sonrhay villageof Bossebango, where the men are inveterate smokers, andwear short blue shirts and long wide trousers. Thewomen are of short stature, of unsymmetrical figure, andadorn their neck and ears with strings of pearls, but do THE NORTHERN BEND OF THE NIGER. 169 not wear nose-rings. Next followed Sebba,
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RM2AXJG1F–Africa . Lamorde, in the district of Aribinda, and Tinge areindependent Sonrhay places, whose inhabitants build veryroomy houses, wear indigo blue shirts, and carry spears astheir usual weapon, but swords occasionally. Here also thelower classes disfigure their features by gashing then cheeks.These open tracts were succeeded by the domain of theFulahs of Massina. The appearance of the country fromKuka to this point had been tolerably uniform—cultivated 170 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. plains, varied by woodland scenery, arid districts, and low. hills. Now, however, Barth entered a mount
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RM2AKXHKM–Africa . tectthem from the ants, present rather a peculiar sight at adistance. Still keeping to the north-west, Barth arrived at awell-cultivated district, but where the Fulah alone breedcattle. Then, crossing the Sirba, a not inconsiderabletributary of the Niger, he came upon the Sonrhay villageof Bossebango, where the men are inveterate smokers, andwear short blue shirts and long wide trousers. Thewomen are of short stature, of unsymmetrical figure, andadorn theii neck and ears with strings of pearls, but do THE XORTHERN BEND OF THE NIGER. 169 not wear nose-rin.os. Next followed Sebba, wliic
RMART8F3–The girls are seated with the other adepts Die Maedchen werden zu den anderen Adepten gesetzt
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RMART8B3–The chief priest in his hut Hauptpriester des hauka Kultes in seiner Huette
RMART8E8–Two young girls being initiated into the Hauka cult Zwei junge Maedchen werden in den Kult initiiert
RMART8E7–Two young girls being initiated into the Hauka cult Zwei junge Maedchen werden in den Kult initiiert
RMART8E6–Two young girls being initiated into the Hauka cult Zwei junge Maedchen werden in den Kult initiiert
RMART8E5–Two young girls being initiated into the Hauka cult Zwei junge Maedchen werden in den Kult initiiert
RMART8F2–The girls are seated with the other adepts Die Maedchen werden zu den anderen Adepten gesetzt
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RMART8B7–Musiker Musician
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RMART8D5–Possessed by the GOMNA spirit this man does a war dance Ein vom Geist Gomna Besessener beim Kriegstanz
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RMART8E9–Two young girls being initiated into the Hauka cult Zwei junge Maedchen werden in den Kult initiiert
RMART8D7–Possessed by the GOMNA spirit this man does a war dance Ein vom Geist Gomna Besessener beim Kriegstanz
RMART8D4–Possessed by the KABRAME spirit this man goes into trance Erschoepft sinkt das Medium zu Boden
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RMART8BC–A singer with a bowl Ein Saenger mit einem Napf
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RMART8D8–Possessed by the GOMNA spirit this man does a war dance Ein vom Geist Gomna Besessener beim Kriegstanz
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RMART8BA–The Griot comments the reenactment of the Hausas war with the white man Der Griot rezitiert Texte historischen Inhalts
RMART8B1–Drummers calling the chief priest to begin the ceremony Trommler rufen den Priester zur Zeremonie
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RMART8B6–Trommler Drummer
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RMART8C8–The Hauka soldiers in red are called SALAMA SARSAR and MAGAKI Die Hauka Soldaten heissen Salama Sarsar und Magaki
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RMART8DA–Possessed by the GOMNA spirit this man does a war dance Ein vom Geist Gomna Besessener beim Kriegstanz
RMART8DB–Possessed by the GOMNA spirit this man does a war dance Ein vom Geist Gomna Besessener beim Kriegstanz
RMART8CB–The Hauka soldiers in red are called SALAMA SARSAR and MAGAKI Die Hauka Soldaten heissen Salama Sarsar und Magaki
RMART8B8–Kalebassentrommel Calabash Drum
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RMART8C9–The Hauka soldiers in red are called SALAMA SARSAR and MAGAKI Die Hauka Soldaten heissen Salama Sarsar und Magaki
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