. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring . given ofthose we saw at Alia. We were, however, less struck here withtheir resemblance to the Semitic type, or perhaps we weremore accustomed to it now and noticed it less. Our neigh-bours are very quiet and reserved, but at the same time cheer-ful and amiable. We could never, however, induce them toshow off their dancing and singing for our benefit. Eeshiat men prefer Burkeneji women as wives, they being,as before stated, distinguished from other negresses by theirwinning, self-possessed manners and th
. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring . given ofthose we saw at Alia. We were, however, less struck here withtheir resemblance to the Semitic type, or perhaps we weremore accustomed to it now and noticed it less. Our neigh-bours are very quiet and reserved, but at the same time cheer-ful and amiable. We could never, however, induce them toshow off their dancing and singing for our benefit. Eeshiat men prefer Burkeneji women as wives, they being,as before stated, distinguished from other negresses by theirwinning, self-possessed manners and their beautiful expressiveeyes. The offspring of these unions are of a nobler type thanthe true-bred Eeshiat; they are better proportioned, and theyalso seem to be more intelligent. We could always distinguishthem by their eyes. HESHIAT WEAPONS 165 The Eesliiat practise no handicrafts, and as a result their-«veapons are of very inferior quality, consisting of spear, bowand arrows, a shield made of a kind of wicker-work, morerarely of buffalo-hide, and a pretty-looking club with a wedge-. EESHIAT SHIELDS. RESHIAT SPEARS. shaped handle, protected with a kid-skin cover. The clubdoes not seem to be used for fighting purposes so much asfor driving cattle, or separating one or another animal fromthe rest of the herd. We noticed two kinds of spears. The 166 AMONGST THE EESHIAT AND TO LAKE STEFANIE blades are generally protected witli a small leather sheath, andit is the custom to carry them pointing downwards in peace,whilst holding them up is significant of hostile intentions. Theolder men set very little store on weapons, dress, or ornament,but they always carry in the right hand the indispensable karro,the stool already mentioned, which serves as seat, bolster, andsometimes also as tobacco-pouch. No male Eeshiat is ever seenwithout his karro, but women do not use them at all. Though, as before remarked, the males are circumcised inthe Mahomedan manner, the Eeshiat do not seem to kno
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