Among Congo cannibals

by John H. Weeks

AMONG CONGO CANNIBALS

Boloki Man and his Wife
Notice the cicatrice on the man’s forehead and on the woman’s stomach. The brass ring round her neck in some cases weighs as much as 28 lbs. In her hand she is holding a paddle.

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AMONG

CONGO CANNIBALS

EXPERIENCES, IMPRESSIONS, AND ADVENTURES

DURING A THIRTY YEARS’ SOJOURN AMONGST

THE BOLOKI AND OTHER CONGO TRIBES

WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR

CURIOUS HABITS, CUSTOMS

RELIGION, & LAWS

BY

JOHN H. WEEKS

CORRESPONDENT TO THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE AND TO

THE FOLK-LORE SOCIETY

AUTHOR OF “CONGO LIFE AND FOLK-LORE,” &C. &C.

WITH 54 ILLUSTRATIONS & A MAP

PHILADELPHIA

J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY

LONDON: SEELEY, SERVICE & CO. Ltd.

1913

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