See also:

• AKKA (TIKKI-TI%II)

AKKA (TIKKI-TI%II)  , a See also:

• RACE

race of See also:

• AFRICAN

African pygmies first seen by the traveller G . A . See also:

• SCHWEINFURTH, GEORG AUGUST (1836– )

Schweinfurth in 187o, when he was in the See also:

• MANGBETTU (Monbuttu)

Mangbettu ccuntry, N.W. of See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert See also:

• NYANZA (from the ancient Bantu root word anza, a river or lake)

Nyanza . The See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home of the See also:

• AKKA (TIKKI-TI%II)

Akka is the dense See also:

• FOREST

forest See also:

• ZONE (Gr. 'WV77, a girdle, from 'wvvLvay to gird)

zone of the Aruwimi See also:

• DISTRICT

district of the See also:

• CONGO

Congo See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

State . They See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form a See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the See also:

• PRIMITIVE

primitive See also:

• PYGMY, or PIGMY (Gr. avy,uavos, from avypij, a Greek measure of length corresponding to " the distance between the elbow and knuckles " of a man of average size)

pygmy See also:

• NEGROID

negroid race, and appear to be divided into See also:

• GROUPS
• GROUPS, THEORY

groups, each with its own See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief . Of all African " dwarfs " the Akka are believed the best representatives of the " little See also:

• PEOPLE

people " mentioned by See also:

• HERODOTUS (c. 484-425 B.C.)

Herodotus . Giovanni Miani, the See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian explorer who followed Schweinfurth, obtained two See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young Akka in See also:

• EXCHANGE

exchange for a See also:

• DOG

dog and a See also:

• CALF
• CALF, THE GOLDEN

calf . These, sent to See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy in 1873, were respectively 4 ft . 4 in. and 4 ft . 8 in. high, while the tallest seen by Schweinfurth did not reach 5 ft . None of the four Akka brought to See also:

• EUROPE

Europe in 1874 and 1876 exceeded 3 ft . 4 in .

The See also:

• AVERAGE

average height of the race would seem to be some, what under 4 ft., but sufficient measurements have not been taken to allow of a conclusive statement . Schweinfurth says the Akka have very large and almost spherical skulls (this last detail proves to be an exaggeration) . They are of the See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour of See also:

• COFFEE (Fr: cafe, Ger. Kaffee)

coffee slightly roasted, with See also:

• HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair almost the same colour, woolly and tufted; they have very projecting jaws, See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat noses and protruding lips, which give them an " See also:

• APE (Old Eng. ape; Dutch aap; Old Ger. a ffo; Welsh epa; Old Bohemian op; a word of uncertain origin, possibly an imitation of the animal's chatter)

ape-like " See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance . Marked See also:

• PHYSICAL

physical features are an abdominal protuberance which makes all Akka look like pot-bellied See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children, and a remarkable hollowing of the spine into a See also:

• CURVE (Lat. curvus, bent)

curve like an S . Investigation has shown that these are not true racial characteristics, but tend to disappear, the abdominal enlargement subsiding after some See also:

• WEEKS, EDWIN LORD (1849-1903)

weeks of See also:

• REGULAR

regular and wholesome See also:

• DIET

diet . The upper limbs are See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long, and the hands, according to Schweinfurth, are singularly delicate . The See also:

• LOWER

lower limbs are See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short, relatively to the See also:

• TRUNK (Fr. tronc, Lat. truncus, cut off, maimed)

trunk, and curve in somewhat, the feet being See also:

• BENT
• BENT (E1. BENI)
• BENT, JAMES THEODORE (1852–1897)

bent in too, which gives the Akka a topheavy, tottering gait . There is a tendency to See also:

• STEATOPYGIA (Gr. oriap, fat, irvyit rump)

steatopygia among the See also:

• WOMEN

women . The Akka are nomads, living in the forests, where they See also:

• HUNT, ALFRED WILLIAM (183o-1896)
• HUNT, HENRY (1i73-1835)
• HUNT, HENRY JACKSON (1819-1889)
• HUNT, JAMES HENRY LEIGH (1784-1859)
• HUNT, ROBERT (1807-1887)
• HUNT, THOMAS STERRY (1826-1892)
• HUNT, WILLIAM HENRY (1790—1864)
• HUNT, WILLIAM HOLMAN (1827-1910)
• HUNT, WILLIAM MORRIS (1824-1879)

hunt See also:

• GAME

game with poisoned arrows, with pitfalls and springs set everywhere, and with traps built like huts, the See also:

• ROOFS

roofs of which, hung by tendrils only, fall in on the See also:

• ANIMAL
• ANIMAL (Lat. animalis, from anima, breath, soul)

animal . They collect See also:

• IVORY (Fr. ivoire, Lat. ebur)
• IVORY, SIR JAMES (1765-1842)

ivory and See also:

• HONEY (Chin. me ; Sansk. madhu, mead, honey; cf. A.S. medo, medu, mead; Gr. p Xt, in which 0 or b is changed into X; Lat. mel ; Fr. miel ; A.S. hung ; Ger. Honig)

honey, manufacture See also:

• POISON

poison, and bring these to See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market to exchange for cereals, See also:

• TOBACCO

tobacco and See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron weapons . They are courageous hunters, and do not hesitate to attack even elephants, both sexes joining in the See also:

• CHASE
• CHASE, SALMON PORTLAND (1808-1873)
• CHASE, SAMUEL (1741–1811)
• CHASE, WILLIAM MERRITT (1849– )

chase . They are very agile, and are said by the neighbouring negroes to leap about in the high grass like grasshoppers .

They are timid. as children before strangers, but are declared to be malevolent and treacherous fighters . In See also:

• DRESS (from the Fr. dresser, to set out, arrange, formed from Lat. directus, arranged, dirigere, to direct, arrange)

dress, weapons and utensils they are as the surrounding negroes . They build See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round huts of branches and leaves in the forest clearings . They seem in no way a degenerate race, but rather a people arrested in development by the forest environment .