The women of the Burgu tribe, wear their hair, in plaits, which
hang down from their heads, but the hair on the fore-part of their
heads is cut off. The girls are accused of becoming pregnant by
their brothers. The slave of one of my friends, who spoke 'the
Tibbo language, assured me, that he had questioned a young woman
who was with child, and that she did not deny it.
Farther towards the east lies Arna, the principal place of another
Tibbo tribe, at the distance of five or six days.
South-south-west of Augila dwell the Febabo, who are exposed
to the yearly depredations of the Arabs of Bengasi, who go out with
the Arabs of Augila, to steal men and dates ; and for that purposes,
they convey with them several hundred camels.
The distance to Febabo was stated to me by the Augilarians to
be ten days journey, (twenty-orre miles per day,) and that during
the first six days no-water is to be found. The, most southerly of
the Tibbo tribes are the Nomadic Tibbo, who live in the Bahr-el-
Gasel, which is said to. be a long and fruitful valley, seven days,
journey from Bergami northward.
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The west and south of Fezzan is inhabited; by the Tuariek,r a
mighty people, who border south-west on Burnu; south on Burnu,,
Soudan, and Tombuctoo;• eastward :.o n c o u n t r y pi, the Tibbo
and Fezzan; northward on part'of-Fez^an^'
behind the regions of.Tripoly, Tunis, and Algiers ;;,and westward
on the great empire of Fez and Morocco, of whom a few colonies
are found in Sockna, (in the dominion of Fezzan), Augila, and
Siwah; in which places the language of the Tuarick is. the only
one spoken by the inhabitants.*
The Tuarick are, divided into many nations and tribes, who all
speak the same language; but, by their colour and manner of living,
it is probable that they differ widely in their origin. As I will give
only certain informations, on this account I confine myself, in the
following relation, to the Tuarick of the nation of Kollu.vi and'the
tribe of Hagara. These are thin.in growth, rather tall than short;:
their walk is swift but firm ; their look is stern, and their whole
demeanour is warlike. Cultivated and enlightened, their natural
abilities would render them, perhaps, one of the greatest nations
upon earth. Their character (particularly that of Kolluvi,) is much
esteemed. The western tribes of this nation are white, as much as
the climate and manner of living will admit. The Kolluvians who-
reached the region of Ashen and conquered Agades, and mixed with
the nations, are of different colours ; many of them are black; but
their features are not like those , of Negroes. The Hagara. and
Matkara are yellowish, like the Arabs; near Soudan there; are tribes
entirely Mack. The clothing of this nation, consists, of wide dark-
blue-breeches, a short narrow shirt of the same colour, with wide-
sleeves, which they bring together and. tie on. the back of their
neck, so that; their arms are at liberty; They wind a black,cloth
round their head in. such a manner that at a< distance it appears
like a helmet, for their eyes only are seen.. Being Mahometans,
they cut off ¡ their, hair, but leave some on the top, of the head,
round: which those who: wear, no cap, contrive to: fold their black
cloth, so. that it appears like a tuft on. their helmet. Round their
* I have given further particulars on this subject in .the account of my journey.
from.GaifoHo Fe'zz^n, ; !