THE LATUKA. 237 measurements), they have beautiful large eyes, a high forehead, well-formed mouth, and good, well-set teeth, although they too extract the lower incisors. ‘The face is oblong, the nose aquiline, the chin not protruded. Six skulls gave the following measurements :—From the tip of the nose to the occipital protuberance, 11.93 in.; from one external meatus to the other, across the head, 10.78 in. (average). Moderately small ears, large hands, and rather large flat feet complete the portrait of a Latika man. The women do not appear to such advantage. They are rather too corpulent, and absolutely ugly.

On our arrival near Tarangole the porters’ wives came more than half an hour’s walk to meet their husbands. These women are fruitful, as the majority of them have three or four children, and families of five or six are not infrequent. Nine is said to be the highest number borne by one woman. ‘Twins are rare, and are believed to bring misfortune to the father. Should he go buffalo-hunting after their birth, it is considered certain that he would be wounded or killed, and if he wounded an antelope, it would be sure to escape him. Men, therefore, who are under this ban do not leave the village until another woman has borne twins, or his own wife another child, in which case the spell is broken. The twins themselves, who, as among other Negro races, recelve no proper name—a custom adopted from the Sudan Arabs—are brought up with the other children, and suffer no reproach.

The tribal marks in this district, besides the extraction of the lower incisors, are four incisions radiating over the temple from the corner of the eye, which are met by four others coming from above. [ive more incisions are made upon the forehead, two on either side and one in the middle, all radiating from the root of the nose. The three spears and the helmet are also characteristic of the Latuka; bows and arrows are not used. Both sexes greet one another throughout the whole day with the word Toggolo, the answer being Ahwmmo. Music and dancing are much enjoyed, and practised on every possible occasion. Hunting, however, is the pride of the Latuka; they are passionately fond of it, and will attack a buffalo with a spear, or receive a springing leopard upon their shields. It is only to be expected that such bravery is re-