. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . Fig. 358.—Gourd Water-flask. (One-eighth natural size, III. E., 5759.) Fig. 359. — Gourd Drinking-vessel. (One-fourth naturalsize, III. E., 5791.) Fig. for pre-serving Fat.(One-sixth naturalsize, III. E.,5761.). Ki<;. 361.—Ox-horn ior PRESERVING Fat and Hitter.(One-sixth natural size. III. 5760.) are numerous ; one kind of them does not differ greatlyfrom those of the Western Nyanza, excepting . Drums. so far that those made in Ushashi are less skil-fully worked. A trunk of
. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . Fig. 358.—Gourd Water-flask. (One-eighth natural size, III. E., 5759.) Fig. 359. — Gourd Drinking-vessel. (One-fourth naturalsize, III. E., 5791.) Fig. for pre-serving Fat.(One-sixth naturalsize, III. E.,5761.). Ki<;. 361.—Ox-horn ior PRESERVING Fat and Hitter.(One-sixth natural size. III. 5760.) are numerous ; one kind of them does not differ greatlyfrom those of the Western Nyanza, excepting . Drums. so far that those made in Ushashi are less skil-fully worked. A trunk of a tree not too thick and about 2o6 VICTORIA NY ANZA 4 feet in height is roughly hewn, and the top is coveredwith a lizard-skin, which is bent downover the rim of the trunk, and fastenedto the wood of the drum with smallwooden plugs. Sometimes broadstrips of skin are wound round theinstrument (Fig. 362). These drumsare used for beating time at addition to these, they also usedrums of other shapes, and small ,;/ :.«« Fig. 362. — Drum.(One-t welft hnatural size, ,5833.)
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