. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. S20 :\rASAT. TntKANA. Sflv. XAXDI. ETC. 4 If" If arniws. kii, iiinl a f'"'1 t,i riglitc'ii inches Ion--. Tlic >\\^'Y Icavo— viav iiaridW tcwavd- tla- liilt ur lian
. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. S20 :\rASAT. TntKANA. Sflv. XAXDI. ETC. 4 If" If arniws. kii, iiinl a f'"'1 t,i riglitc'ii inches Ion--. Tlic >\\^'Y Icavo— viav iiaridW tcwavd- tla- liilt ur lianillc and at their hroaili^-^t close lo (lie. ti[,_arc callcil ; and are of \vides| iicad use t liroii^-jiout Xm-tli- Ea>ten] Aliiea. where the tvih(.'> are ol' tlie same >to,d< or liaw r um^, the t i ] I of the hlade is generallv []ro\ided with a small cap ornamented with a tuft of lila are more in use fiv the agricultural .Masai; amongst the ]iastoral peo[ile they are re- leofateil ill the l)o\s. who use a siiiallia' how and arrow tor shootini;' hirds. Tile .'NhiMii shiidd is \-er\" nearK" an o\al. It i^ marie uf ux hide or the skin of the A piece of wooil like the liooping of a cask, ahoiit uii inch wide, is sewn \"erv lighth' round the edge (.if the o\al Jiiece of leatlaa'. while down the centre of the iii>idi ol the >liield runs a lin ad lath of wood. This in the middle is detached from the concaA'e surface, lecU'ino' a hollow fietween. throimh which the hand of the wari'ior can be piassed. >.'early all .Masai shield-^ are painted; perlia[:s in the case of. 457. V ! ; wrrii ; m'iwu. 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 Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. London, Hutchinson & Co.
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