A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland The adventures, observations & experiences of a cinematograph actress in West African forests whilst collecting films depicting native life and when posing as the white woman in Anglo-African cinematograph dramas

CHAPTER XV

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NAMBIRI TO TSCHOPOWA

The chief of Nambiri--One of Nature's gentlemen--Killing the fatted calf--Pretty Konkombwa villages--The Konkombwa and the Dagomba--Elaborate head-dresses of the Konkombwa men--Konkombwa women--A domestic row--Wonderful recuperative powers of savages--Konkombwa dances--A wonderful performance--Studies in facial expression-- Distributing kola-nuts to the dancers--A native delicacy-- On to Tschopowa--Voluntary carriers--A "royal" progress --Marabou feathers--A welcome surprise--I secure a wonderful bargain--The rest-house at Tschopowa--A huge baobab tree--Bow and arrow competitions--We secure pictures of hippo--Remarkable corn bins--Roast bats as native luxuries--I decline a share in the "banquet"--A live alarum clock 213-226