. The Baganda . 3^7 368 THE BAGANDA CHAP. also needed a private exit to the lake, which would enable himto escape unobserved to an island should any danger threatenhim. The royal enclosure was encircled by a tall reed-fenceten or twelve feet high made of elephant-grass, and supportedby stout posts at intervals. The posts were cut from differentvarieties of wild fig-trees, and were so planted that they soontook root and grew ; to these posts reeds were tied horizontallywith the strontr bark of a tree. To the frame-work thus made. GATE TO ROYAL other reeds were stitched perpendicula
. The Baganda . 3^7 368 THE BAGANDA CHAP. also needed a private exit to the lake, which would enable himto escape unobserved to an island should any danger threatenhim. The royal enclosure was encircled by a tall reed-fenceten or twelve feet high made of elephant-grass, and supportedby stout posts at intervals. The posts were cut from differentvarieties of wild fig-trees, and were so planted that they soontook root and grew ; to these posts reeds were tied horizontallywith the strontr bark of a tree. To the frame-work thus made. GATE TO ROYAL other reeds were stitched perpendicularly, both inside and out-side of the fence, and so there was formed a wall of wicker-work of uniform thickness, having a smooth surface whenfinished ; the wall was further strengthened by stout ropes ofreeds at the top and the bottom, which bound the outer andinner walls together. The appearance of the wall was striking,and the fence formed a barrier against wild animals andagainst any ordinary foe, since the people were only armedwith spears. There were many miles of fencing to be done,because in addition to the main outer fence many inside fenceshad to be built, and as a fence did not last for more than four XI INDUSTRIES 369 years the work on these alone was enormous. The wholecountry took part in building the outer fence of the royalenclosure ; it was divided up into lengths, and each District-Chief was required to supply labourers, and to accomplish thework quickly, when once it was decided how much of it he hadto d
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