Archive image from page 287 of Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 discoveryoflakes02hhne Year: 1894 272 THROUGH TURKANA AND SUK neck, and some twists of copper wire worn as bracelets. Their weapons are spears of an inferior quality, bows and arrows, shields of buffalo-hide, and round knives worn in Turkana fashion round the wrist. Their wooden arrow-points are merely hardened by fire. We found the Suk quiet, friendly people, and were told by trade
Archive image from page 287 of Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 discoveryoflakes02hhne Year: 1894 272 THROUGH TURKANA AND SUK neck, and some twists of copper wire worn as bracelets. Their weapons are spears of an inferior quality, bows and arrows, shields of buffalo-hide, and round knives worn in Turkana fashion round the wrist. Their wooden arrow-points are merely hardened by fire. We found the Suk quiet, friendly people, and were told by traders that it is quite safe for small caravans of forty or fifty men to penetrate into the agricultural districts to buy ivory. When Jumbe Kimemeta visited Suk in 1884, how- ever, the people behaved in a very much less peaceable manner, and the reform in that respect is mainly due to the firmness with which their insolent bearing was met on that occasion. Although it is supposed that the nomad suk ear ornament. Suk living by the Kerio have plenty of ivory, traders have not yet come in con- tact with them. They do not trust them, and for that reason eagerly watched our bold attempt to open friendly relations with them. We had asked these nomads through the interme- diary of some natives to bring animals for sale to the camp, and on the third day, to our great delight, a few appeared bringing sheep with them. Of course we received them in a most friendly manner, loaded them with presents, and promised them all manner of good and beautiful things. We knew we had made a really favourable impression upon them when they replied, 4 Your words are sweet in our ears ; they are as comforting as the rubbing of fresh fat upon the limbs after they have been washed, or as milk when one awakes of a morning to find it ready to fill the empty stomach. We have plenty of oxen, goats, sheep, camels, and ivory. We on our part want your medicines; we want donkeys, of which we are
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