... passed round his head. The face was painted white, and on each side of the mouth were two round red spots. About his neck hung a necklace of grass and also a cord, which held a box against his breast. This little box is sacred, and contains spirits.... Stories of the Gorilla Country - Página 242por Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - 1869 - 292 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1861 - 612 páginas
...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...quite white. To complete this horrible array, he wore a string of little bells round his body.' (P. 241.) With the horrors of the system which is upheld... | |
| Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - 1861 - 568 páginas
...little box is sacred, aud contains spirits. A number of strips of leopard and other skins crossed bis breast, and were exposed about his person; and all...painted quite white. To complete this horrible array, ho wore a string of little bells around his body. He sat on a box or stool, before which stood another... | |
| 1861 - 620 páginas
...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...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... | |
| Paul B. Du Chaillu - 1861 - 558 páginas
...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...were charmed, and had charms attached to them. From HOW TO DISCOVER A WITCH. 285 each shoulder down to his hands was a white stripe, and one hand was painted... | |
| James Greenwood - 1863 - 438 páginas
...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,...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... | |
| James Greenwood - 1863 - 478 páginas
...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,...to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was & white stripe, and one hand was painted quite white. To complete this horrible array, he wore a string... | |
| James Greenwood - 1863 - 448 páginas
...sacred, and contains spirits. & number of strips of leopard and other skins crossed his breast andwre exposed about his person, and all these were charmed,...to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a stripe ot white, and one hand was painted quite white. To complete this horrible array he wore a string... | |
| Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - 1868 - 334 páginas
...natural ; hence they attributed his death to sorcerers, and were afraid that the sorcerers would.kill other people. A canoe had been dispatched up to Lake...he wore around his body a string of little bells. THE GREAT DOCTOR. 247 He sat on a box. Before him stood another box containing charms. On this stood... | |
| James Greenwood (journalist.) - 1878 - 510 páginas
...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,...quite white. To 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... | |
| Henry Davenport Northrop - 1889 - 908 páginas
...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...quite white. To complete this horrible array, he wore a string of little bells around his body. A' Huge Fraud. He sat on a box or stool, before which stood... | |
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