. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 112 EASTERN ETHIOPIA IX The sewing is done by means of an awl and pointed thread : the hitter is a fibre oLitained fvom tlie bark of trees. The string used hy them is sometimes made. Tlie Kikuyu women strive to get many rings through the arti- ficial openings in tlieir ears. On one occasion I counterl forty-four rings in tlie pinna ; the majority were in the lobe- loop, but a dozen occupied a slit in the concha. from the tendons of animals
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 112 EASTERN ETHIOPIA IX The sewing is done by means of an awl and pointed thread : the hitter is a fibre oLitained fvom tlie bark of trees. The string used hy them is sometimes made. Tlie Kikuyu women strive to get many rings through the arti- ficial openings in tlieir ears. On one occasion I counterl forty-four rings in tlie pinna ; the majority were in the lobe- loop, but a dozen occupied a slit in the concha. from the tendons of animals. The Wa-Kikuyu require string for many purposes, such as setting snares, tying cane and reeds into bundles, repairing calabashes, string- ing beads, and weaving Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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