 ... grass and also a cord, which held a box against his breast. This little box is sacred, and contains spirits. A number of strips of leopard and other skins crossed his breast, and were exposed about his person ; and all these were charmed, and had...  Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa - Page 285by Paul B. Du Chaillu - 1861 - 479 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1861 - 612 pages
...and were exposed about his person ; and all these were charmed and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a white stripe;...this horrible array, he wore a string of little bells round his body.' (P. 241.) With the horrors of the system which is upheld by these loathsome fanatics... | |
 | 1861 - 620 pages
...and were exposed about his person ; and all these were charmed and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a white stripe ; and one Land was painted quite white. To complete this horrible array, he wore a string of little bells round... | |
 | James Greenwood - Anthropology - 1863 - 448 pages
...and were exposed about his person, and all these were charmed and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a white stripe,...or stool before which stood another box containing ' 'harms. On this stood a looking-glass, beside which lay a buffalo-horn containing some black powder,... | |
 | James Greenwood - Anthropology - 1863 - 438 pages
...charmed, and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a stripe of white, and one hand was painted quite white. To complete...this horrible array he wore a string of little bells about his body. " He sat on a box or stool, before which stood another box containing charms. On this... | |
 | James Greenwood - Anthropology - 1863 - 478 pages
...all these were charmed and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was & white stripe, and one hand was painted quite white....complete this horrible array, he wore a string of littlo bells around his body. " He sat on a box or stool before which stood another box containing... | |
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - Africa, West - 1868 - 334 pages
...and were exposed about his person ; and all these were charmed, and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a white stripe,...quite white. To complete this horrible array, he wore around his body a string of little bells. THE GREAT DOCTOR. 247 He sat on a box. Before him stood another... | |
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - Africa, West - 1869 - 316 pages
...and were exposed about his person ; and all these were charmed, and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a white stripe,...quite white. To complete this horrible array, he wore around his body a string of little bells. He sat on a box. Before him stood another box containing... | |
 | James Greenwood (journalist.) - 1878 - 510 pages
...and were exposed about his person, and all these were charmed and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a white stripe,...complete this horrible array, he wore a string of littlebells around his body. " He sat on a box or stool before which stood another box containing charms.... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - Africa - 1889 - 908 pages
...and were exposed about his person ; and all these were charmed, and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a white stripe,...he wore a string of little bells around his body. A' Huge Fraud. He sat on a box or stool, before which stood another box containing charms. On this... | |
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - Africa, Central - 1890 - 506 pages
...and were exposed about his person ; and all these were charmed, and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a white stripe,...buffalo-horn containing some black powder, and said in-addition to be the refuge of many spirits. He had a little basket of snake-bones, which he shook... | |
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