Utah County Democrat | 1908-11-24 | Page 6 | False Beard as Sign of Sovereignty

aaH H Hi FALSE BEARD AS SIGN OF SOVEREIGNTY IKatagama It King of Toro, one of the native kingdom! of the Uganda pro-' pro-' tectorate. Like a good many other native rulers, he It not content with1 one coronation. Hli father uied to be crowned once a month; he has decided to be crowned once a year. The first of Kasagama's coronations was held at Kabarole. During a part of the ceremony the king, who la clean-shaven, ,j wore a long white beard, which was made from the hair of Colobus monkeys, and was Intended to represent the mane of a lion and to typify the strength and position of the wearer. The photograph Is one of those taken by Lieut. Col. ft. G T. Bright, British commissioner In connection with the disputed frontier between Great Britain and the Congo Free State. The king's crown of colored beads and parrot feathers was placed upon hi head by a clergyman ; of the Church Missionary society, his dusky majesty being a Christian,