The Washington times., 1922-03-19
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Only onoe In this land Of canni-
balls did Mr.. Ward Sc q father kiss
his child. though he records in some
detail the culture Of daily life
among the. natives. Six hundred
miles In thu interior from the
mouth Of the Congo. in western
Africa. these natives. Ward records.
though not cannibais. yet take the
keensst delight Id sacrifice Of
human life. Slaves are decapitate,l
on the death Of q chief % that their
spirits may accompany tho deceased
potentate for prestige.
As a symbol Of covenant between
two hostile tribes, q slave may be
tortured. the bones Of the arms am
legs broken. Then the victim, or
scapegoat, will b carried to some
open well.known spot. AMI buried.
leaving the head just above the
surface. Any person giving him
food or water is liable to be served
the same way.
The number and variety Of knives
in the new Ward collection, dag
gers, scimitars, swords, dirks, jave-
Inns. stilettos. spears. sabers.
poinards, rapisrs, two-edged blades,
curved, straight, notched. long and
thin. short ana shnrp. an endless
assortment, some bright and shin
ing, others dark a. though still
stained with their latest victim.
all attest the truth of Herber
Wards observation.
Suicide with the Bakongo, a
tribe Of this region. 20 he tells us.
il attributed to anger, an emotion
they feel very powerfully.
THINKING BLACK"
All Africans, Ward discovers,
reason well and are born debaters
The African emphasizes each point
In his argument by sticking up
right in the ground q bit OF bam-
boo, . supply Of which he holds
in his hand. Should he refer
again to the same point. he will
invariably pick up the same stick,
and II his opponent happens to
make q mistake in such reference
he will instantly correct him.
They like to argue interminably
about little matters connected with
daily life and the tribe, hunting
and their food.
The charm doctor, or "Nganga
Nkissi." IL . powerful member Of
the clan. When his aid II sought
he may direct the client, before
eating in the morning, to put q
mark Of red chalk on his face;
and before drinking. to tie q piece
Of string around his big toe. stick
. pin in between his second and
third toes. hold . knife in his
hand. and have somebody close by
with his eyes shut. and another
to poke at him with the branch
Of . tree"
The tradition 10. among the
Lutets. that Tar away in the in
terror q race Of dwarfs have such
large heads and hands that II they
fall they cannot get up without
assistance!
Another legend II that there
is q tribe called Avumbi Cfrom
Vumbi, which In Kikongo for
corpse) that feeds on dead bodies.
stanley's expedition through
Africa was led by Tippo lib, q re-
nowned African chief, whose large
harem accompanied their guide.
These women had their faces
partly concealed and their bodies
were draped in gaudily colored
cloths.
On his return from Africa Her.
bert Ward married. in 1890, the
beautiful Sarina Sanford, an
American. They settled down to a
very happy life in England, where
Ward pursued his art. . taste
which, with gymnastics. had been
his leading passion In youthful
school days. In these later years
he also enjoyed hunting, fishing,
and the varied sports Of Enklish
country life. He was supremely
happy, and he produced, one after
another, these SPLENDID sculptures
now in Washington. his precious
legacy to the American people.
The works were displayed first In
he Royal Academy at London. end
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