. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . Fk;. 5.—Sultan Rukiga in Buddu, with his Court Band. as in a hut arrangement belonging to Waganda of higherrank, such as has been here described, special buildingsare erected as kitchens. The poorer Waganda possessonly one hut, in which are united living-room and bed-room, cowhouse and kitchen. It is, nevertheless, strangethat some head of cattle are kept even in the Sultanshut, especially fine milch cows, to supply an occasionalneed for milk on the part of the chief. Otherwise theinterior, a
. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . Fk;. 5.—Sultan Rukiga in Buddu, with his Court Band. as in a hut arrangement belonging to Waganda of higherrank, such as has been here described, special buildingsare erected as kitchens. The poorer Waganda possessonly one hut, in which are united living-room and bed-room, cowhouse and kitchen. It is, nevertheless, strangethat some head of cattle are kept even in the Sultanshut, especially fine milch cows, to supply an occasionalneed for milk on the part of the chief. Otherwise theinterior, as already explained, offers us a picture of VICTORIA NYANZA. scrupulous care, which is still further increased by thefact that the whole lloor is evenly spread with fine softhay, on which one moves noiselessly, and which isrenewed at short intervals of time. The sleeping-places, of which there are five in Rukigas sleeping-hut, are placed in the back part of the hut on . the riorht side. A massive couch of clay Dormitories. . 18 inches high, which is slightly elevatedat one end for the head, is covered at the sides withsymmetrical wicker-work (Fig. 6). At the four cornersrise up long cane poles which are fastened to others above, and to these the super-stitious chief hangs hisdaua (amulet). Thislatter is a staff setwith cowrie bed-places areshut off on all sidesfrom the other rooms bylong strips of bark, whichare laid over the framework, reminding us of our ownfour-posters. That the sleeper may have a soft bed,he spreads on the couch a number of hides or mats. Inoticed similar arrangements in the more spacious hutsof the large s
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