. 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. m2 JiANTU NEGllOES ii)aii\' (lift'iTiMit colnui-s l)ciiig usi'il in tlic ])biitiiiii'. tlu^ rl^^^lt liciny a. really <'Xi|iu--iti' piece of \V(.irkiiiaiislii|i. \\'i)(i(leii spooiis of quaint slia]i<'
. 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. m2 JiANTU NEGllOES ii)aii\' (lift'iTiMit colnui-s l)ciiig usi'il in tlic ])biitiiiii'. tlu^ rl^^^lt liciny a. really <'Xi|iu--iti' piece of \V(.irkiiiaiislii|i. \\'i)(i(leii spooiis of quaint slia]i<' ai'e cut (lut of solid blocks of tlie saini' hard wood which is used for canoe planks, and ladles are madi^ of the same niatei'ial. I have alread\' descril)(-'d the Hiakine of hark-clotli and llie wooden mallets (their sides scored wilh paraUel ridees or a criss-ia'oss file-like surface). lAtng wooileri receptacles are also car\'(^d out cif a solid block of wood, arid are fitted with a rounded cap. stojiper. or lid. The fa\'ourite white wood of whicli these things are â trr ;. 371. THE KIHST .iTTEJUT OF lc:AN]lA CAia'KNTI'lls To JIAKK \ Hi I KKI,|;| . \Ki I I ( :. (TiiiS ^K CAilT lii'',i,OM;s TO 'ITiii I'iaiiiC .^^â iâ iâ ,i:, Al'OiJi) made is decorated with all Uianner of ])alt(^riis fiv unguis of red-hot ii'on iliiplemellts. J)i(^il,i;in:ork is also mucli developed anioiigst these people, aiiil is much the sarjie as that ali'eady di^scrifii^d as iii use amoiig the l!ahima. tlioui'di tliere is greater variety. 3Iany (jf the plaited jiii-kets of lihu'k aiid white sti-aw are charming in design. It is difficult to realise that llie ex(pii>ite Avorkmansliip of sonn:' of these Ijaskets comes from the hands (if a coarse- looking negro. Some of their woi'kmanshi[i makes one iuiagine that a fine chainwork of fiast or the stiff lind of paliii iiiidi'ihs have. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enh
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