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INDEX
A
- Abambo, see Ghosts
- Aburi, 29
- Accra, 26, 29
- Adooma Tribe, 355
- Adultery, Laws of, 497
- Africans, their culture and characteristics, 439, 500-504, 605
- Agonjo, 306, 308, 333
- Ajumba, 317-229
- Akanda Point, 414
- Alondo Point, 392, 410
- Alouette, Mt. 408
- Ambas (or Amboises) Bay and Island, 610-613
- Andande, 215
- Angola-bells, 66
- Anne Bom, 46, 55
- Anzam, or Anyambi. God, 442
- Apparitions, 520-523
- Arevooma, 250
- Art, characteristics of Negro, 503
- Asyuka, 375
- Axim, 95
- Aynfwa Goddess, 512
- Ayshouka, 241
- Ayzingo Lake, Eliya z'Ayzingo, 237, 240, 269
B
- Bakwe, Boqué, River, 348
- Bana, Bank and Island, 405
- Bantu, religious ideas of the, 443
- Basile in Fernanda Po, 44
- Bateke Tribe, the, 357
- Bats, Witch, 470
- Baumann, Dr. Oscar, on the dances of the Bubis, 67
- on the Gods of the Bubis, 69
- on the language of the Bubis, 64
- on the liquor traffic, 63 note
- Beads "Aggry," 679
- Beans, Calabar, used in ordeals, 465, 466
- Bells, musical, of the Bubis, 66
- used by Witch Doctors, 464
- Watch, among the Fans, 450,
- Bell Town, Murder Society at, 539
- Benga Tribe, the, 400, 402
- Witch Doctors of the, 464
- Bights, of Benin and Biafra, 75
- Bikei, Coinage among the Fans, 320-321
- Blood, an apparition of, 522, 523
- ideas among the W. African tribes
- with regard to, 447, 525
- ideas among the W. African tribes
- "Blown-blessings," Ibata, 453
- Bobia Island, 610, 612
- Bohowissi, 521
- Boko Boko, on the Ogowé River, 183, 185
- Bonny, Town and River, 97
- Boofima, 539
- Boqué, or Bakwe River, 348
- Bosum Prah River, 635
- Brazza, M. de, at Loango, 105
- his exploration of the Ogowe, 353-368
- Brazzaville, 360, 361
- Buana, 606
- Bubis, the, of Fernando Po
- Arts and Crafts, 64
- Character of, 56
- Charms, 69
- Fetish, 68
- Gods, 69
- Government, 69
- Implements, 65
- Language, 64
- Music, 66, 68
- Buea, on Cameroons, 600, 604
- Burial customs (see Funeral customs)
- among the Bubis, 70
- African ideas regarding, 491
- Burial grounds of the Ajumba, 481
- Burton, Sir Richard, his ascent of
- Mungo Mah Lobeh, 595 (note)
- Bush Souls, 459
- Bush trade, with the Fans, 310
- with the Igalwa and M'pongwe, 316
C
- Cabalistic Words, 453
- Cabinda, Witch doctors among the, 464
- Calabar, Old, 12
- Cameroons, 548 (see Mungo Mah Cobeh)
- Canary, Grand, 13
- Cannibalism among the Fans, 287, 330
- Cape Coast Castle, 26
- Carica papaya, 39
- Carthaginian beats, 679
- Chaillu, M. du, his explorations, 368-370
- Charms, 445, 448-450, 511
- Mahommedan, 19
- Children, ownership of, 498
- Christiansborg, 30-33
- Civilization, effect of on W. African trihes, 403
- Clarence Cove and Town, Fernanda Po, 50
- Clarence Peak, 47, 50
- Coast Divisions of the W. Affican, 75
- Cocoa growing, 624
- Coffee growing in Congo Français, 147
- at Fernando Po, 48
- on the W. Coast, 642
- Coinage of the Bubis, 59
- of the ans, 320-1
- Coinage Equivalents of the Bubis, 59
- of the Natives near the Ogowé, 203
- Colonial methods, 548
- Como River, 345-347, 408
- Congo Français, 369-381
- Congo Free State Railway, 553, 624
- Cookery, Native, 208, 211
- Coomassie, Trade of, 636
- Corisco Island, 382,
- fishing at, 398-404
- Costumes of the Sierra Leone Negroes, 20
- Cotton growing, 643
- Cray fish swarms, 402
- Crocodiles, 88, 89, 546
- Crocodile Witches, 448, 538
- Cross River, 624
- Crown Sand, 405
D
- Death, Customs at, 459, 471, 482
- Diseases, Native ideas with regard to, 500
- Diseases, Native remedies for, 468-470
- Doctors, Witch, 464, 446
- Dongila, 351
- Dreams, Native ideas regarding, 504, 505
- Drink traffic, The, 18, 63, (note}, 662-668
- Dualla Tribe, The, 400
- "Duppy" 509
E
- Erumptup Seers, 459
- Education of the Natives by the French, 205
- by the Missions, 658-662
- Efoua, 270
- Egaja, 282
- Egbo Society, 532
- Elephants, 258
- hunting, 326
- sense of smell, 160
- Ellis, Colonel, on the Native Religions and Magic, 510
- Elmina, 27
- Eloby, 385, 406
- Esoon, 294, 207
- Esterias, 408-410, 420
- Extinction of W. African tribes, 401-403
- Eyeballs used as charms, 449
F
- Fan Tribe, 103-104 (note), 138, 141-142, 247
- aggressions on other tribes, 399
- arts and crafts, 322-324
- cannibalism, 330
- coinage, 320
- hunting, 325-327
- ideas about death, 381
- marriage laws, 321
- moral characteristics, 329
- trade, 310
- Fernan Vaz, 104
- Fernando Po, 42-73
- British occupation or, 53
- Fauna, 60
- Flora, 48
- Natives, See Bubis
- Spanish colonization of, 54, 615
- Fetish, origin of the name, 429
- Fever on the W. Coast, 85-86, 618-619, 680, 681
- Fishes, 692
- Filaria, 686
- Forests, characteristics of the W. African, 101
- on the banks of the Ogowé, 261-262
- Franceville, 356
- Frederickshafen, 623
- Free Town, 14-25
- Fruits of the W. Coast, 38
- Funeral Customs, 490-491
- of the Ajumbas, 481
- of„ the„ Bantus, 478
- of„ the„ Delta of the Niger tribes, 490
- of„ the„ Calabar tribes, 479, 693-95
- Congo Français tribes, 479
- Fans, 481
- 'Mpongwe and 'galwa, 287
- Ncomi, 281
G
- Gaboon, 104-106, 329
- Gaboon River, 326
- Geography of Congo Français, 369
- Ghosts and Spirits, 443-445, 505, 509
- Glass, 108, 347
- Gods, Native ideas concerning, 442, 507, 513
- Gold Coast, The, 26-41
- imports, 676
- Gorillas, 267-268
- Grain Coast, The, 75
- Graves of the Ajumbas, 481
- of„ the„ Natives of Calabar, 293
- Gri-Gri bags, 19
- Gru-Gru, 429 (note)
H
- Hippopotami, 243, 253
- Hornbills, 256
- "Hubbards," 220
I
- "Ibet," Prohibitions, 455
- Idols, 454
- Igalwa Tribe, 219, 227
- dress, 223
- houses, 220
- Ikun, 527-529
- Inembe spirit, 230
- Incarnation of spirits, 521-522
- Indigo planting, 543
- Inheritance, Laws of, 485
- Insects, 720-731
- Islands, floating, 380
- Ivory, trade in, 325
J
- "Ju-Ju," origin of the word, 429
- (see Religion)
K
- Kacongo, 401, 641-679
- Kama country, 375
- Kangwe Mission Station, 133, 215, 231
- Kangwe, Mount, 177
- Karkola, River, 241-242
- Kembe Island, 174, 199
- Kondo Kondo, 177, 177
- Konig Island, 347
- Kraw-kraw, 437
- Kruboys, treatment of by the Portuguese, 49
- as labourers, 645-654
- Kru Coast, 75
L
- Labour on the West Coast, 645, 656
- foreign, 656
- Lafayette, the log of the, 382 428
- Lagos, 76
- Bar, 73-75
- Lhiamba, 667
- Language, 602-504 (see Trade English}
- Laval Island, 404
- Law, Native, 496-500
- of Adultery, 497
- of Inheritance, 485-486
- of Ownership, 498-499
- of Theft, 496
- Lawson River, 358
- Lefini River, 358
- Lekete River, 358
- Lembarene Island, 131, 217-219
- Leopards, 543~546
- Leopard societies, 537
- Lestourville, 372
- Libreville, 108
- Licona River, 354
- Liquor Traffic, 63, 662, 668, 675
- Lizard demon, 471
- Loango, 105
- Lobe, God of the Bubis, 69
- Lomanjawki, 177
- Loom, cloth, Invention of, 734
- Lope, Mount, 370
- Lopez, Cape, 104
M
- Mahommedans at Sierra Leone, 17-19
- Mangrove swamps, 87-95, 111
- Man o' War's Bay, 620
- Marriage, Native, 113, 225
- Mbiam used in ordeals, 464
- Mbuiri, 228
- Medicine, Native ideas on, 469
- Medicine men, 446
- Mental attributes of the Negroes, 669-673
- Mionde charm, 444
- Missionary teaching, 658-662
- Missions, 28, 54, 422, 615
- Mondoleh Island, 610
- Moondah River, 407
- Mourning for the dead, Native, 482
- Mpama River, 358
- 'Mpongwe tribe, 223, 400
- Mungubatta Region, 455
- Mungo Mah Lobeh (The Peak of Cameroons), Ascent of, 548-608
- Mungo River 576
- Muni River, 407
- Murder Societies, 536
- Music, Native, 66, 181
- Müttterrecht, traces of, 224, 486
N
- Nassau, Dr., his explorations on the Ogowé, 371, 394
- his description of Ivory hunting, 328
- quoted on the subject of native superstitions, 456
- Nazareth Bay, 125
- Nhakim or ghost traps, 495
- Ncovi, Lake, 238
- Ndiva, Tribe, 437
- Ndorko, 338
- Ndork, 495
- Negroes, 442
- Ngunie River, 137, 370
- Niger River, Mangrove swamps at the mouth of the, 94
- "Nigger" English, 432-433
- Njole, 105, 148, 167
- Njoko, Mount, 185
- Nkama, River, 348
- Nkami Country, 242
- N'Poulounay, 369 (note)
- Ntamo, Brazzaville, 360, 361, 366
O
- Oath, Mbiam formula, 465
- Odeaka Cheese, 227
- Ogololé Creek, 104
- Ogowé River, 103
- Discovery of, 103, 370
- Geography of, 372, 375
- History of its exploration, 354-371
- Scenery of, 129-130
- Oil Rivers, 73
- Okana River, 185
- Okoneto Mt. 338
- Okÿon, 74
- Olâgá Souls, 230
- Olangi Mt. 177
- Old Calabar, 42
- Olomb'ompslo River, 348
- Ombiwiri spirits, 444
- Omon Range, 99 (note), 594
- Ordeals, 464, 490, 497
- O'Remho Vongo, 235, 241
- Orunda Prohibition, 456
- Osheba tribe, 369 (note)
- Osoamokita, 143, 217
- Otalamaguga, 371
- Ovata, 185
- Owassa God, 69
- Ownership native laws of, 498-499
P
- Pallaballa Mountains, 99 (note) 358.
- Palm Wine, 667
- Pandanus Candelabrum, 303 (note)
- Papaw, 39
- Parroquet Island, 347
- Pepper Coast, 75
- Phangwe, (see Fan)
- Picarthartes symnocephalus, 23
- Pico de las Nieves, 13
- Pirate Rocks, 615
- Pistia stratiotes, river lettuce, 378
- Plantain eaters, 236
- Plantations, 640-645
- Plants of Cameroons and the Ogowé district, 732-733
- Polygamy, 212-214, 662
- Pongara Point, 348
- Portos of Fernando Po, 59, 71
- Ports, The Leeward and the Windward, 75; post-mortem, 467
- Portuguese possessions, 641
- Pottery of the Bubis, 65
- of the Fans, 322
- Princepe Island, 46-48
- Property, Native Laws of, 484-486
- Pythons, Measurements of, 161, 347
R
- Railways, 634, 638-639
- Read, Mr. Winwood, 357, 437
- Rembwé River, 297, 333-352
- Rio del Rey, 609
- Rivers of West Africa as waterways, 634, 635, 638
- Rubber collecting, 289-292
- Rumby Mountains, 99 (note) 894
S
- Sacrifices, 451-454, 455
- Samba, 137
- Sanatoriums, 604,near Ambas Bay, 615-618, 620
- Sanctuaries, 466
- Santa Isabel, 50
- San Thomé, 46
- Sasabonsum, 509, 511
- Sass Wood, 464
- Schools, Mission, 28, 29
- Sciurus eborivorus, 325
- Seasons of the West Coast, 375
- Second sight, 460
- Sete Kama, 372
- Shandi Island, 185
- Sierra Leone, 14, 25
- Sierra del Cristal, 99 (note) 159, 177, 185, 262, 407
- Sissa souls, 517
- Slessor, Miss, 74, 474, 524
- Slavery among the Bubis, 70, 678
- Sleep Disease, 401
- Small Pox, 401
- Societies, Secret, 526-543
- Crocodile, 538
- Egbo, 532
- Ikun, 521, 527, 529
- Leopard, 537, 543
- Ukuku, 445, 535, 540
- Vassi, 535, 542
- Soil character of the West Coast,620-62
- Songs, of the Bubis, 66
- Soul of the Igalwa and 'Mpongwe, 180, 459
- Spaniards at Fernando Po, 53, 55
- Spirits and Apparitions, 443-445, 505, 509, 555
- Srahmandazi, the underworld of the Tschwis, 517-520
- Suhman (tutelary deity), 510, 511
- Sun Worship, absence of, in Native Creeds, 508; surf, 513
- Swamps (see Mangrove, 87, 95)
T
- Taboos, 485, 456, 455
- Talagouga, 152, 156 (note) 165
- gorge, 143
- Mt., 144
- Talismans, Mahommedan, 19
- Tando, God, 521
- Tattooing, 530
- Tea-planting, 644
- Teneriffe, 13
- Tetze Fly, 637
- Theft, Laws of, 496
- Tunber, 638
- Tomanjawki, Mt., 182
- Tornados, 374
- Trade, Enghish, 432-434, 502-504
- W. Africa, 631
- Transport, means of, from the interior to the Coast, 634
- Twins, Native superstitions regarding, 472-3
U
- Ubanji Nation, 359
- Ukuku Society, 541
- Underwarld, the, 483, 517-520
V
- Vanilla, 644
- Vicloria, 606, 607
- Victoria, Peak, (see Mungo Mah Lobet
- Vipera Nasicornis, 205
- Volcanoes, 437
- Volcanic Islands on the W. Coast, 46
- Volta, River, 634
- Vultures, legends regarding, 235 (note)
W
- Walker, Mr., his explorations, 369-3
- Water-drinking, 687
- Widows, Native treatment of, 487-491, 516
- Witchcraft, Native, 442-458, 463-467, 482, 515
- Witch Doctors, 463-464
- Wives, Native, 466, 497
- Women, 527
- their rights of property, 484-485
- Wonga Wonga, the Hole, 437
- Wards, Magic, 453
Z
- Zoenance, Lake Eliza z Onange, (Lac Anengue in map), 226
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