. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. 270 FROM THE NIGER TO THE NILE hoop sometimes two inches in diameter. They often adorn the rim with many Uttle brass rings or beads sewn in with. BAKANGO METHOD OF CATCHING HSH elephant hair. They wear before and behind a covering in shape and size like a large water-lily leaf, neatly woven out of dry corn-blades. The Bakango are a fisher-folk and employ rough stockades in the form of cages which are driven between the rocks in the rapids ; into these the fish are swept by the strong currents. They also poison fish with the bra
. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. 270 FROM THE NIGER TO THE NILE hoop sometimes two inches in diameter. They often adorn the rim with many Uttle brass rings or beads sewn in with. BAKANGO METHOD OF CATCHING HSH elephant hair. They wear before and behind a covering in shape and size like a large water-lily leaf, neatly woven out of dry corn-blades. The Bakango are a fisher-folk and employ rough stockades in the form of cages which are driven between the rocks in the rapids ; into these the fish are swept by the strong currents. They also poison fish with the branches of a tree, called M'bete, that exudes a poisonous juice when cut; the branches are placed in a backwater where the fish come and feed on the juice which has the effect of blinding 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 Alexander, Boyd, 1873-1910; Talbot, Percy Amaury, 1877-1945. London, E. Arnold
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