. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. TJ^liV' 87i MASAI, TI'RKAXA, SUK, XAXDI, ETC. near cihin-U kill them with arni\\s and spears. The people uf Xaiidi stDck who li\e (111 the veri;e of the Suk eolliit TV Use a. noose as a i^ame snare, whi
. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. TJ^liV' 87i MASAI, TI'RKAXA, SUK, XAXDI, ETC. near cihin-U kill them with arni\\s and spears. The people uf Xaiidi stDck who li\e (111 the veri;e of the Suk eolliit TV Use a. noose as a i^ame snare, which is similar to lliat employed bv the Turkaiia. Tlii> noose of leather is earelullv liidden in a narrow i;anie track leadinj^- to water. It is ]Hii^ed on a wooden rinu of a diameter sufficient to receive the loot ot ail elejihant. lll^id^^ the I circumferi^nce of this hea\'v wooden rin,!4' are fixed spikes of reed, the sharp points of which con\er^e to the centre of the rint;. Under this riiie' the ground is care- full v hollowed. The creatin'(_'—which may lie anything from an ele- jihant to a gazelle—puts its foot throu<^li the wide noose and down through the converging reed- s[iikes into the liole l)elow. The focussed spikes keep the wooden ring on the foot, at any rate until the struggles of the animal have tightened the leather noose round the fetlock. The end of this leather noose is either fastened to a very heavy log of wood or else to a massive tree-trunk. The creature is thus more or less held a prisoner until its human f(jes can come up with and despatch it with spears or poisoned arrows. Tlajugh this game snare is particularlv characteristic lA the northern Nandi, Silk, and Turkana people, it is nevertheless found throughout Eastern Africa from Nubia down to till' vicinit\' of Xvasaland. All these tribes ;ire given to digging game-pits. A deeji trench is dug in a game path. Tlie sides converge somewhat at the bottom. Long. THE FL1->HV, .Ulrv LKA\ ES UE
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