In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . TSAMGO SMALL TSAMBA BAG, CARRIED ON THE PERSON BY TIBETANS dron with lavish quantities of salt and pepper. The sev-eral people in a tent dip their hands into the pot, and,having picked up suitable pieces, tug at them with theirteeth and fingers, grinding even the bone, meat eatenwithout bone being supposed to be difficult to digest. The Tibetan tents are usually furnished with a fewtildih (rough sitting-mats) round the fireplace, and nearthe entrance of the tent stands a dahlo, or basket, in whichthe dung is stored as collected. These
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . TSAMGO SMALL TSAMBA BAG, CARRIED ON THE PERSON BY TIBETANS dron with lavish quantities of salt and pepper. The sev-eral people in a tent dip their hands into the pot, and,having picked up suitable pieces, tug at them with theirteeth and fingers, grinding even the bone, meat eatenwithout bone being supposed to be difficult to digest. The Tibetan tents are usually furnished with a fewtildih (rough sitting-mats) round the fireplace, and nearthe entrance of the tent stands a dahlo, or basket, in whichthe dung is stored as collected. These dahlos, used incouples, are very convenient for tying to pack-saddles,for which purpose they are spe .ially designed. Alongthe walls of the tent are the tsango or bags of tsamba, 54 GILT GODS AND MATCHLOCKS and the dongmo, ox butter-pots, and among masses ofsheepskins and blankets be seen the little wooden chestsin which the store of butter is kept under lock and first thing that strikes the eye on entering a Tibe-tan tent is the choksah, or tabl
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