. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. ETHNOGRAPHICAL COLLECTION FROM KILIMA-NJARO. 393 from tlie Sualioli. There are words for numbers xip to ten, and then counting- is continued by tens. The agricultural imideiuents are the usual V-shaped wooden hoe, uni- versal throughout dentral Africa—each arm of the V is about 18 inches long; a hoe formed by inserting a triangular tlat piece of iron into a heavy wooden handle; axes made by inserting a small triangular piece of iron into a
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. ETHNOGRAPHICAL COLLECTION FROM KILIMA-NJARO. 393 from tlie Sualioli. There are words for numbers xip to ten, and then counting- is continued by tens. The agricultural imideiuents are the usual V-shaped wooden hoe, uni- versal throughout dentral Africa—each arm of the V is about 18 inches long; a hoe formed by inserting a triangular tlat piece of iron into a heavy wooden handle; axes made by inserting a small triangular piece of iron into a heavy wooden handle; adzes, scoojis, or gouges for hollowing out wooden vessels; reaping-hooks with short thick blades. Besides, they make razors, chisels, awls, and large needles out of wire. Iron wire brought from the coast is their sole source of supply. The native black- smiths are very clever at welding and are really good workmen consid- ering their poor tools. They also make very neat chains of iron and brass. Domestic utensils are largely made from gourds. Plates and dishes are hollowed out from solid l)lo(dvs (?f wood, as are also the pombe. Fiji'. S. Hut in MAfHAME. Mt. Kiliiiia-Njaro, East Africa. (From photograpli in 11. .S. N. M. ) (beer) tubs, and the bee-hives, like long, narrow barrels, that every where ornament the trees, hanging from the branches. The domestic aniiuals are the cattle, sheep, and goats. The cattle are of the usual humped variety, of small size, A well-fattened heifer affords as good beef as one can desire. The Rombo especially have the knack of fattening cattle, and Mandarti always sends to them for this i^urpose such cattle as he needs for his own consumption or to pre- sent to strangers. The sheep are generally small, only weighing about 25 pounds dressed; they have fat tails and blackheads, and the mutton is equal to the best Welsh. The goats are also very good. Those of the plains on the contrary—in Taveita, for example—are very poor
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