The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Coutries of the World, Vol. 1
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John G. Wood
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The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Coutries of the World, Vol. 1
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Excerpt: This work is simply, as the title-page states, an account of the manners and customs of uncivilized races of men in all parts of the world. Many travellers have given accounts, scattered rather at random through their books, of the habits and modes of life exhibited by the various people among whom they have travelled. These notices, however, are distributed through a vast number of books, many of them very scarce, many very expensive, and most of them ill-arranged; and it has therefore been my task to gather together in one work, and to present to the reader in a tolerably systematic and intelligible form, the varieties of character which develop themselves among races which have not as yet lost their individuality by modern civilization. In this task I have been greatly assisted by many travellers, who have taken a kindly interest in the work, and have given me the invaluable help of their practical experience.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
chapter
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Pictorial representation of African races
Frontispiece.
2
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Kaffir from childhood to age
13
3
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Old councillor and wives
13
4
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Kaffir cradle
18
5
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Young Kaffir armed
21
6
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Kaffir postman
21
7
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Unmarried Kaffir girls
25
8
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Old Kaffir women
25
9
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Kaffir ornaments—necklaces, belt, etc.
33
10
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Kaffir needles and sheaths
33
11
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Articles of costume
33
12
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Dolls representing the Kaffir dress
33
13
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Bracelets made of the hoof of the bluebok
39
14
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Apron of chief’s wife
39
15
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Ivory armlets
39
16
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Necklaces—beads and teeth
39
17
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Young Kaffir in full dress
43
18
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Girl in dancing dress
43
19
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Kaffir ornaments
49
20
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Dress and ornaments
49
21
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The Kaffirs at home
57
