. 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. 814 :\rASA[, TUllKAXA, SUK, XAXDI, ETC. wiisIiimI, and tli(_' cleaiiril li'lt tVniii (liis ]irnce>s is cut up and di\"iilfd aiiHiiiu- tlic iiianV ^oii-. These coiitriliut i(iii> ai'e
. 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. 814 :\rASA[, TUllKAXA, SUK, XAXDI, ETC. wiisIiimI, and tli(_' cleaiiril li'lt tVniii (liis ]irnce>s is cut up and di\"iilfd aiiHiiiu- tlic iiianV ^oii-. These coiitriliut i(iii> ai'e wox'eii hitn tlie gri)\viiiL;~ cliii/i/Oii, ami at !a>1 liv ineaiis nf tlie-e additidus and ))V the cdiitiiiiied growth oi' tlie head-liair a huge l\'ig it hehind the na|ie uf tlie nerk. In this liu^e hag of felted hair (c(iat(^d with a paste (if whitish clav) ' ' are kept the few neees.^ities of life or treasure-: of the Sfik man. lierein he puts awa\- and carries al)out lii> lire-^tick and drill, his siiiift, or a fe\\' heads, 'I'he (iut(^r Muface of the 1 lag and the liair OH the to[i of th(^ head are decorated with o>tricli f'.athers. soluetillies ill wild profusion, ()ccasi(Jiially the white feathers of the o-trich ari^ dyed udlow or red l:)y >onre process. Like the ]\Iasai. the men seldom tra\'el without sandals of ox hide. Among the Turkana the ont(^r /'///( of the I'llr-('0'iicli is ji'wrceiL from the top (jf the ear down te the lohe \\\\\\ soiiK^times lueht holes, or a^ few a^ two, 1'hrciugh these holes in the rinr of the ear are inserted hrass ov iron ring>, (Aiils of iron wire are generally worn round thi- neck. Tlie win- i^ \-ery thick, and ccjiii- pids the Wearer to hold his la-ad stifHy, In the Karaniojo and ^ome of the Sflk Jieople the II iiilrr-lqi i> jiirrci'il. and into tlii> hole i^ inseiteil either a hii'd ^ or a porcupiia-'s (juilh or a hiiie, sliar[) tooth of some liea>t, or a ciir\-ed rod of hrass. - -,. 'I'he septum of the nose is
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