. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 125.—Basket-work shield, Uganda, Vu:. 124.—Wooden shield, Central Africa. J-fl" and serves to st ren-then the shield as well as afford a hold for the hand. The shield of the Xiant-niauis'"' is plaited from the Spanish reed, and is of a Ion-' oval form covering two-thirds of the body. It is plaited in prettj patterns of black and white in crosses and is lined with leopard skin, [nside of the shield the native carries the trumb
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 125.—Basket-work shield, Uganda, Vu:. 124.—Wooden shield, Central Africa. J-fl" and serves to st ren-then the shield as well as afford a hold for the hand. The shield of the Xiant-niauis'"' is plaited from the Spanish reed, and is of a Ion-' oval form covering two-thirds of the body. It is plaited in prettj patterns of black and white in crosses and is lined with leopard skin, [nside of the shield the native carries the trumbash, a peculiar missile weapon with blades and three projecting points. See supra. The Monbuttoos who inhabit the territory south of the Niam-niams of the extreme Upper Nile waters have a wooden shield of rectangular Si Ii\n<-iufiii-ili'-, "Africa," vol. i. p. 441; vol. ii, pp. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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