. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . of thin reeds twisted together. These run inaccurately concentric circles round the walls of the hut, and lie over theother reeds. At the lastcircle but one before reach-ing the top, the uprightreed-covering ceases, and thelast two rings are fitted withbasket-work (Fig. 89). Fastened to a pole onestep from the door hangsa single paddle as daua, and two steps behind that the hut is dividedinto two rooms bya partition consist-ing of irregularly-hewn stakes (, 87, 91). Theseveral stakes d
. The Victoria Nyanza; the land, the races and their customs, with specimens of some of the dialects . of thin reeds twisted together. These run inaccurately concentric circles round the walls of the hut, and lie over theother reeds. At the lastcircle but one before reach-ing the top, the uprightreed-covering ceases, and thelast two rings are fitted withbasket-work (Fig. 89). Fastened to a pole onestep from the door hangsa single paddle as daua, and two steps behind that the hut is dividedinto two rooms bya partition consist-ing of irregularly-hewn stakes (, 87, 91). Theseveral stakes donot stand quiteclose together, butat small concentric reedbands (Fig. 88 a)rest on the forkedtops of these thesestakes there areseveral others ofdifferent sizes inthe hut, rammedinto the ground to Fig. 92.—Door-shield in Lutaikvvas Hut. (On c., tU^ rnnfthe left is a human thighbone to indicate the ^uPPurL LUC luul- scale, in. e., 4758.) To the left the great door-shield (c) leans against the wall (Figs. 8jand 92); by this the doorway can be closed from within,. KISIBA 77 and further on, towards the entrance, antelope horns arestuck in the binding as daua (6) (Figs. 93 and 86).These horns are fixed with wooden wedges ; they haveiron tips, and are filled with implements of the Sultan goes on a journey or to war thesehorns are carried along with him, and stuck in the groundnear him. At the back of the hut, on a frame of three stakes,hang the chiefs milk - pails, in well - plaited nets (d%Fig. 86 ; cf. Figs. 87 and 94). We shall speak lateron of the different kinds of milk-pails. The people take special care to construct beautifuldoors. The posts of the door stand on the circumfer-ence of the hut. For the protection of the entrance theroof forms an incomplete horizontal funnel above it and
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