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the nations of upper Guinea, & of the Eastern coast of Africa, does not prevail among the tribes of lower Guinea, at least to such an extent. The Kambindas, ^[[indeed,]] who border upon the Minas appear to have borrowed from them the custom, but [[strikethrough]]they apply[[/strikethrough]] employ it rather for the purpose of ornament, than as a ^[[mode of]] distinguishing their origin. The marks or figures ^[[with]] which they brand themselves are varied & sometimes elegant.

The following are some of the principal Kɑmbindɑ tribes, with ^[[some of]] their distinguishing marks; [[strikethrough]] [[?]] is for [[/strikethrough]]

I. [[underline]]Sundi[[/underline]] or [[underline]]Mɑyombɑ[[/underline]]; who live immediately north of Loɑngo, between 3 degrees & 4 degrees S. Latitude. [[strikethrough]]They file their teeth to the likeness of a saw, each tooth forming one point [[image -- a circled sketch of lips parted showing pointed teeth]] [[image -- a horizontal zig-zag resembling the teeth drawn in the mouth of the previous image]][[/strikethrough]]
Some of them have a row ^[[or band]] of numerous small [[strikethrough]marks[[/strikethrough]] cicatrices coming from each shoulder to the center of the breast, [[strikethrough]]& forming a [[?]][[/strikethrough]] ^[[like the end of a]] pelerine ^[[Fig 1.]]. Others have various figures, resembling somewhat the ornaments in Gothic architecture ^[[Figs 2, 3, 4, & 5]] [[strikethrough]]also on the breast.[[/strikethrough]]
Fig. 1
[[image -- a sketch of a man's face and chest showing a series of close, parallel dashed lines in the shape of a large v (like a pelerine neckerchief) from the shoulder down to the breastbone and back up to the other shoulder]].
Fig. 2
[[image -- sketch of a torso with a whirling pattern like two back-to-back, interlocked c shapes at the center over the breastbone]]
[[strikethrough]][[3 images -- sketches: incomplete attempts at the subsequent Fig. 3]][[/strikethrough]]
Fig. 3
[[image -- sketch showing a complex pattern with concentric lozenge shapes with oblique curves following left and right from the top and bottom corners]]
[[strikethrough]][[image -- incomplete attempt at subsequent fig. 4]][[/strikethrough]]
Fig.4
[[image -- 3 sets of concentric lozenges connected at their top and bottom corners, with single oblique lines, each ending in a swirl, following from the first top corner and last bottom corner]]
Fig. 5
[[image -- sketch: a set of three concentric rectangles with a set of three concentric squares connected to each outermost corner]]

2. [[underline]] Loɑngo [[/underline]]. A country whose capital is Buali, in about 4 degrees 30 minutes of S. Latitude. They have marks like the preceding on the breast, & others on the arms.
[[image -- sketch of a torso with upper arms. Scarification patterns show: two close, parallel lines of chevrons crossing diagonally from each shoulder to meet over the center breast. Below this, to each side of the center breastbone are four vertical dashed lines which continue downward for the full length of the torso. On each upper arm, 8 spiral patterns are arranged in four pairs.]]

3. Goy or Angoyɑ. [[strikethrough]]or[[/strikethrough]] (Kɑmbindɑs proper). As we advance toward the south, the tattooing is less common, & among the ɑngoyɑ people, few but women are so ornamented.  Their marks are like the foregoing.
[[image -- three sketches. The first: an upper torso with five concentric circles at the center, the inner three solid and the outer two dashed. The second: an upper torso with five concentric lozenge shapes, the inner 3 solid, the outer two dashed. The third: a torso extending to the hip showing scarification identical to the second but with additional markings below - either side of the vertical midline are four dashed vertical lines, each terminating in a cross outline at the waist.]]