The Albert N'yaza . ppearsto be formed of beads; and the handsome crest of polishedcopper, surmounted by ostrich-plumes, gives a most dig-nified and martial appearance to this elaborate helmet is supposed to be complete without a row ofcowrie-shells stitched around the rim so as to form a solidedge. The Latookas have neither bows nor arrows, theirweapons consisting of the lance, a powerful iron-headedmace, a long-bladed knife or sword, and an ugly ironbracelet, armed with knife-blades about four inches longby half an inch broad: the latter is used to strike with ifdisarmed, and
The Albert N'yaza . ppearsto be formed of beads; and the handsome crest of polishedcopper, surmounted by ostrich-plumes, gives a most dig-nified and martial appearance to this elaborate helmet is supposed to be complete without a row ofcowrie-shells stitched around the rim so as to form a solidedge. The Latookas have neither bows nor arrows, theirweapons consisting of the lance, a powerful iron-headedmace, a long-bladed knife or sword, and an ugly ironbracelet, armed with knife-blades about four inches longby half an inch broad: the latter is used to strike with ifdisarmed, and to tear with when wrestling with an shields are either of buffaloes hide or of giraffes, the 134 THE LATOOKA WOMEN. [Chap. V, latter being highly prized as excessively tough althoughlight, and thus combining the two requisite qualities of shield; they are usually about four feet six incheslong by two feet wide, and are the largest I have , everything in Latooka looks like OOMMORO RUNNING TO THE FIGHT. Although the men devote so much attention to theirhead-dress, the women are extremely simple. It is acurious fact, that while the men are remarkably handsome,the women are exceedingly plain ;—they are immense crea-tures, few being under five feet seven in height, with pro- Chap. V.] THE CHIEFS INTRODUCTION. 135 digious limbs. Their superior strength to that of othertribes may be seen in the size of their water jars, whichare nearly double as large as any I have seen elsewhere,containing about ten gallons; in these they fetch waterfrom the stream about a mile distant from the wear exceedingly long tails, precisely like those ofhorses, but made of fine twine and rubbed with red ochreand grease. They are very convenient when they creepinto their huts on hands and knees. In addition to thetails, they wear a large flap of tanned leather in I ever visit that country again, I should take agreat number of Freemasons ?
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