. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . rkercolour than shoe or spears of Ussui are likethose of Ussindja ; someoccur, however, with themid-rib only. Fig. 159 showsa spear from Uha. The Wassindja make axesand knives of various shapesfor use in war aswell as in axes have loner stickswhich have enlarged endsbored with holes for the ironaxe-head. This last is oftenornamented (Figs. 160, 161).The knives are short two-edged blades in woodensheaths, and the handles arecarved of wood or sheath consists of two
. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . rkercolour than shoe or spears of Ussui are likethose of Ussindja ; someoccur, however, with themid-rib only. Fig. 159 showsa spear from Uha. The Wassindja make axesand knives of various shapesfor use in war aswell as in axes have loner stickswhich have enlarged endsbored with holes for the ironaxe-head. This last is oftenornamented (Figs. 160, 161).The knives are short two-edged blades in woodensheaths, and the handles arecarved of wood or sheath consists of twoflat pieces held togetherwith brass wire, and orna-mented (Fig. 162). Besidesthese there are sickle-shapedtools and small sharp-edgedknife-blades for everyday use(Fig- 163). Knives. n USSINDjfA 121 The bows are fairly large and of fine often have an iron ferrule at one end, below whichis a strip of leather sewn over the wood. Thecord, made of animal sinew, is fastened in thelittle space between the iron point and the leather(Fig. 164). In use the bow is held by the man some- Fig. 162.—Knife. (One-third naturalsize, ITT. E., 5467.)
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