John H Weeks spent thirty years living among the Bakongo tribe in Africa, and this book is his account of the experience. It offers a detailed look into the lives, traditions, and beliefs of the Bakongo people, as well as their relationship with neighboring tribes. The book is a fascinating chronicle of a bygone era and provides valuable insight into the intersection of African and European cultures in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.