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Excerpt from The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 10: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature The Pan, w ose name appears under the various forms of Fanwe, Psnwe, 11; figurines, sreflpewfeomers to the Gaboon distract. T appeared ere orthefirsttimein1842. They are dzz'rrhed es of mean height, chocolate complexion, and remsrhhl regular features. Their reputation as eannrbels is evi dently w founded; but the seem to partake of human flesh rather as s ceremonial observance as an ordinary means of nourish ment, and both Winwood Beads and Captain Burton speslr in favourable terms of their general chersctenstics. They are shlful workers in and manufacture cross-bows which disch poisoned darts 20 or 50 yards. Tattooing is practised by hot sexes, and the women often stain the whole bod red or yellow. The tribe hes come very little into contact with uropeans, but it is moving towards the coast, and will probably before long be the dominant race in the Gaboon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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