Chapter XII

Poultry-market—Votive pillars and hunting-trophies—Indirect
evidence of cannibalism—The chimpanzee in Central Africa—
Presents of chimpanzee skulls—New style of huts—The
A-Banga—Cultivation of manioc in Central Africa—The
Treculia—Cam-wood and muscat nuts—Conflict with natives—
Shooting-match and sham fight—Magic lucifers—Mutual
interchange of blood—Botanical excursion interrupted—Gyabir
wounded—Modes of expressing pain—Female slaves captured—Giant
lichens—Tree-termites—Monbuttoo frontier—Reception
by Nembey—Northern limit of the oil-palm—Imaginary
alarm—Unexpected arrival of Khartoomers—Visit of Bongwa
and his wife—Cattle of the Maogoo—Cultivation of the
sugar-cane—Interview with Izingerria—Arrival at the
Welle—Condition of the Welle—Relations of the stream—Crossing
the river—Monbuttoo canoes—New impressions of the heart of
Africa—Arrival at Munza’s residence 515

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

(ENGRAVED BY J. D. COOPER.)

PAGE

Ombet—Dragon trees _to face_ 22

The Lassav (_Capparis galeata_) 23

A Bishareen Sheep 34

Aboo-Odfa 37

Ambatch Canoe 77

View of Fashoda 80

Prickles of _Acacia fistula_ 98

In full flight before the Shillook canoes _to face_ 100

The vessels in the grass-barrier _to face_ 106

Balæniceps Rex 116

The Meshera 128

The old Shol 133

View on the Meshera (Port Rek) _to face_ 136

Profiles of the Dinka 149

A Dinka Dandy 151

Dinka Instruments for parrying club blows 155

Dinka village _to face_ 159

Sectional View, showing construction of Dinka Hut 160

Dinka Bull 161

Dinka Sheep 162

Dinka Goat 163

“Kyatt” Worm 166

Dinka cattle-park _to face_ 166

The chief settlement of Kurshook Ali. A majestic
Khaya-tree _to face_ 188

Central African Hartebeest 195

Leucotis Antelope (male) 196

Leucotis Antelope (female) 197

Brass Ornaments of the Dyoor 202

Portrait of a Dyoor 203

Portrait of a Dyoor 204

Spear Head 205

Dyoor Spade _ib._

Dyoor Smelting-furnace 207

Dyoor village in winter _to face_ 209

Central African Bastard Gemsbok (_Antilope leucophæa_) 217

Kosaria palmata 220

The Kilnoky 231

Young Polypterus 232

The Madoqua 244

The Deloo 245

Central African Yam 251

The Nyitti _ib._

Calyx of the _Hibiscus Sabdarifa_ 253

Bongo Goat 270

Short-bodied Goat of the Bongo 271

Vertical Section of Smelting-oven 278

Iron Money 279

Bongo Lances 280

Pincers used by the Bongo women for plucking out their
eyelashes 281

Knife of the Bongo women _ib._

The Dangabor and a single ring 282

Bongo stool 283

Yanga’s grave 285

Bongo 293

Bongo woman 295

Phenomenon on the 17th of May, 1869 (_coloured plate_)
_to face_ 326

The Depression of the Tondy _to face_ 336

The Central African Waterbock (_Antilope ellipsipryma_) 339

Mushroom-shaped white-ant hills 349

View in the district of Mvolo _to face_ 384

Poncet’s Seriba in Mvolo _to face ib._

Goggo, a Mittoo-Madi Chief 394

Goat of the Bongo, Mittoo, Momvoo, and Babuckur 405

Lory, a Mittoo Woman 407

Wengo, a Mittoo Woman 408

Loobah Woman 409

Cone of quartz worn in the lip _ib._

Apron worn by the Madi 410

Ngahma, a Mittoo Chief 411

Mittoo Lyre 413

Niam-niam in full dress 439

Coiffure of the Niam-niam 440

A Niam-niam Minstrel _to face_ 445

A Niam-niam Girl 472

Niam-niam hamlet on the Diamvonoo _to face_ 517

An A-Banga 524

Platycerium Elephantotis, Schweinf. 538

Bongwa’s Wife 544

Entry to Izingerria’s Mbanga _to face_ 546

* * * * *

Large Map of Dr. Schweinfurth’s Discoveries in Central
Africa _to follow_ viii

ERRATA.

Vol. I., page 32, line 10 from bottom, _for_ “prevaence,”
_read_ “prevalence.”
” ” 50, line 16 from top, _for_ “pew,” _read_ “pen.”
” ” 140, line 6 from bottom, _for_ “Kigelia,” _read_ “Kigeliæ.”
” ” 419, line 6 from bottom, _for_ “Shaba,” _read_ “Sheyba.”

THE HEART OF AFRICA.