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Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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THE CKU[SE OF THE " DAPHNE." 177<br />

the boatswa<strong>in</strong>'s mate <strong>in</strong> tlie gangway, wliose<br />

duty he appeared to th<strong>in</strong>k was to carry him.<br />

I beheve he was never heard to cry dur<strong>in</strong>g his<br />

six weeks on board.<br />

Another <strong>in</strong>telligent tribe, though not to be<br />

compared to the Gallas, was the Maheows.<br />

Two of their women were called respectively<br />

"Betsy Jane" and "the Elephant," this last<br />

designation aris<strong>in</strong>g from the size of the person<br />

to whom it was given. <strong>The</strong>re was not a man<br />

or woman <strong>in</strong> the ship to be compared to this<br />

huge monster.<br />

Whilst there was not much dist<strong>in</strong>ction<br />

between the <strong>in</strong>termediate tribes, we must not<br />

forget to mention " the Mong<strong>in</strong>da." Anyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />

more repulsive than some of the females of<br />

this<br />

tribe it is impossible to conceive, for, unlike<br />

the men belong<strong>in</strong>g to it, they are tattooed all<br />

over and have large holes <strong>in</strong> the upper lips,<br />

nose, and ears—holes made when they were<br />

born, and which the r<strong>in</strong>gs and ornaments<br />

suspended from them had enlarged to an<br />

enormous size ; <strong>in</strong> the holes bored <strong>in</strong> the lobes<br />

of their ears they wear circular pieces of wood.

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