Ten years in Equatoria; . THE , AN ELEPHANT TRAP. end. The sound of this instrument, called nemhrossc, is similar tothe trumpeting of an elephant. A smaller horn, used by theinferior chiefs, is adapted to the chase and to announce the arrivalof great personages. The Mambettu call it nanibongo, and theSandeh nhaia. These last do not use the ncmhrosse. They also make elegant mortars, which are used to crush seeds. A REBEL CHIEF. 99 and herbs, but not wheat; they are called nccoliihe by the Mam-bettu and sangu by the Sandeh. It is the general custom of the natives to adorn themselves with
Ten years in Equatoria; . THE , AN ELEPHANT TRAP. end. The sound of this instrument, called nemhrossc, is similar tothe trumpeting of an elephant. A smaller horn, used by theinferior chiefs, is adapted to the chase and to announce the arrivalof great personages. The Mambettu call it nanibongo, and theSandeh nhaia. These last do not use the ncmhrosse. They also make elegant mortars, which are used to crush seeds. A REBEL CHIEF. 99 and herbs, but not wheat; they are called nccoliihe by the Mam-bettu and sangu by the Sandeh. It is the general custom of the natives to adorn themselves withbracelets and lai-ge pins, carved from the smallest pieces of ambition of the chiefs to be rich possessors of ivory is suchthat numerous wars arise between the tribes on account of it. The less powerful (in order to escape from their neighboursrapacity and abuse of power) generally conceal their riches verycunningly, and the tusks, without being unduly displayed, areburied with the greatest secrecy, by trustworthy men, on the shoresof rivers. I remember the day on which the hut of the Chief Yangara,usually joyous with songs and dances, suddenly echoed with thesounds and cries of war, and he, dressed in military array, followedby an armed crowd, with shouts, applauses, and war songs, de-scended the hill, directing his steps towards the forest. Thewomen and children followed their warrior husbands and fa
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