TheBashinje，inwhosecountrywenoware，seemtopossessmoreofthelownegrocharacterandphysiognomythaneithertheBalondaorBasongo；theircolorisgenerallydirtyblack，foreheadslowandcompressed，nosesflatandmuchexpandedlaterally，thoughthisispartlyowingtothealaespreadingoverthecheeks，bythecustomofinsertingbitsofsticksorreedsintheseptum；
theirteetharedeformedbybeingfiledtopoints；theirlipsarelarge。
TheymakeanearerapproachtoageneralnegroappearancethananytribesImet；butIdidnotnoticethisonmywaydown。
Theycultivateprettylargely，andrelyupontheiragriculturalproductsfortheirsuppliesofsalt，flesh，tobacco，etc。，fromBangalas。
Theirclothingconsistsofpiecesofskin，hunglooselyfromthegirdleinfrontandbehindTheyplaittheirhairfantasticallyWesawsomewomencomingwiththeirhairwovenintotheformofaEuropeanhat，anditwasonlybyacloserinspectionthatitsnaturewasdetected。