Western field . Athi and Tsaro rivers, on the west by therolling Kapote plains; the Wa-Kambas claimas far east as the Tana river, but it is verydoubtful if they ever inhabit so far. Theseboundaries are a rough venture, as nearlycorrect as possible considering the difficultyof marking points on a practically unmappedcountry. The Masai and Wa-Kamba are constantlyweaving back and forth for miles in cer-tain portions of this country, so while youfind Masai therein one year, Wa-Kamba may. WA-TAVKTA GIRL WEARING HUGK WOODEN EARORNAMENTS. THE PACIFIC COAST MAGAZINE 23 be found the next. Ukambana is t
Western field . Athi and Tsaro rivers, on the west by therolling Kapote plains; the Wa-Kambas claimas far east as the Tana river, but it is verydoubtful if they ever inhabit so far. Theseboundaries are a rough venture, as nearlycorrect as possible considering the difficultyof marking points on a practically unmappedcountry. The Masai and Wa-Kamba are constantlyweaving back and forth for miles in cer-tain portions of this country, so while youfind Masai therein one year, Wa-Kamba may. WA-TAVKTA GIRL WEARING HUGK WOODEN EARORNAMENTS. THE PACIFIC COAST MAGAZINE 23 be found the next. Ukambana is thehome of various industries. Classes arenot so distinctly separated as in someAfrican tribes, so the work of agri-culture and stock raising do not con-flict, but each man or family engages in oneor both industries as suits the taste. These people are not numerous when theextent of their territory is considered; infact, large areas are practically make their homes mostly along thestreams, or in the mountains where thereare numerous small fertile valleys suitablefor agriculture. The people ot the eastern lages consist of a group of conical hutsmade of grass and sticks, with the wholesurrounded by a brush barrier or zeriba,made of thorny sticks placed so close andthick that no hyenas or other unwelcomeanimals can get through. One narrow open-ing is left for the villagers and their herdsto go in and out, but a stack of brush isplaced near by to close this openin
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