Physiognomy illustrated; or, nature's revelations of character. A description of the mental, moral, and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance (1887)
Simms, Joseph, 1833-1920 · New York, Murray Hill Publishing Company · leaf 546
ad a custom ofboring three large holes in their faces, one in the underand two in the upper lip, as in fig. 22. Into these holesthey inserted green stones. Some of the tribes about Sierra Leone have been observedwith teeth filed to points, so as to resemble saw-teeth; andto this day the practice is… … Fig. 22. —A Parie Man. In the island of Tanibali there once lived a set ofpeople with artificially-cloveiitongues (fig. 24). It is said they used diverskinds of language, and imi-tated not only different voicesof men, but the singing ofseveral birds. The slit whichformed the division was inthe…
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