Ten years in Equatoria; . THE PIGMIES AS WARRIORS. 109 of nooses and nets for that purpose. The pigmies skill in fishingis very limited, for it consists of simply enclosing a part of a smallstream by dykes, which, being emptied, they clear off the fish thatremain at the bottom. The soil is not cultivated by them, andlovers, as they are, of vegetable food, they raid upon the neighbour-ing tribes, and carry off corn, bananas, sweet potatoes, manioc, andbeans. The warriors take up advanced positions, and occasionallyfight the owners of the fields, while the women pick up anythingeatable, and maki
Ten years in Equatoria; . THE PIGMIES AS WARRIORS. 109 of nooses and nets for that purpose. The pigmies skill in fishingis very limited, for it consists of simply enclosing a part of a smallstream by dykes, which, being emptied, they clear off the fish thatremain at the bottom. The soil is not cultivated by them, andlovers, as they are, of vegetable food, they raid upon the neighbour-ing tribes, and carry off corn, bananas, sweet potatoes, manioc, andbeans. The warriors take up advanced positions, and occasionallyfight the owners of the fields, while the women pick up anythingeatable, and making bundles, tie them with grass or large leaves,and slink away quickly to their homes. The Akka are very much appreciated as warriors, on account oftheir dexterity as archers, their nimbleness, and instinctive FIGHT BETWEEN THE AKKA AND THE SAXDEU. The chiefs of the tribes rival each other in securing them as subsi-diaries, rewarding them for their services by presents of arrows orfood. King Kanna assured me that during the war waged against hisneighbour Azanga, his own Sandeh, who were so brave against theMambettu and Mege people, fell back terrified at the approach ofthe little warriors. Their arrows, said he, fly and wound be-fore you can see those who shoot them. In ambush they usuallycover themselves with two large tehi leaves from the head down-ward, one in front and the other behind. Many of these pigmiesare met with in the Mambettu country, amongst the Sandeh, atAzangas Court, and that of Kiun, chief of the Mege-]\Iaigo. The bow in their right hand, the quiver hanging from their leftelbow, with head upright, and proud look, they step quickly, and 11 o TEN YEARS IN E QUA TORI A. lay down the result of the Inint. Then they pay a visit of homageto the chief, saluting the minor authorit
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