These families and their descendants are considered noble, and, however poor and low their situation may be, are not a little vain of their title.
The general appearance of the men of Fezzan is plain, and their complexion black.

The women are of the same colour, and ugly in the extreme.

Neither sex are remarkable for figure, weight, strength, vigour, or activity.

They have a very peculiar cast of countenance, which distinguishes them from other blacks; their cheek-bones are higher and more prominent, their faces flatter, and their noses less depressed, and more peaked at the tip than those of the negroes.
Their eyes are generally small, and their mouths of an immense width; but their teeth are frequently good; their hair is woolly, though not completely frizzled.

They are a cheerful people, fond of dancing and music, and obliging to each other.