Western field . r mouth open so that it can bealways seen. The chief of a village andhis near relations are tatooed, each accord-ing to his relative position. This is done bycutting little gashes and rubbing with somesort of weed which leaves a raised scarwhen the wound heals; this work is some-times very artistic and symmetrical. For weapons a warrior carries a shortbroad-bladed sword of native workmanship, more than two ounces. The quivers are allmade after the same style, out of the hair has been scraped off, a pieceis cut that will just fit around a piece of woodpreviously sh
Western field . r mouth open so that it can bealways seen. The chief of a village andhis near relations are tatooed, each accord-ing to his relative position. This is done bycutting little gashes and rubbing with somesort of weed which leaves a raised scarwhen the wound heals; this work is some-times very artistic and symmetrical. For weapons a warrior carries a shortbroad-bladed sword of native workmanship, more than two ounces. The quivers are allmade after the same style, out of the hair has been scraped off, a pieceis cut that will just fit around a piece of woodpreviously shaved until it is about two andone-half inches in diameter; this being splitin halves, but still held together, the skinis sewed around it and left to soak; whenthe skin is soft and flabby two wedges aredriven between the two halves of wood, oneat each end, and the job is left to dry. Whendry the wedges are removed and the woodfalls out, leaving the skin a hollow cap is now sewed over one end, which is. WA-KAMBA WARRIORS a long bow and quiver of arrows. The bowis not very heavy, but few white men candraw a two-foot arrow to a head; the stringis made of tendons taken from the back ofanimals, small thread-like cords which lieon each side of the back bone, and whichare highly prized for this purpose. At apassing glance the bow string looks likecommon heavy cord, but examine it closelyand the difference will be noted. The headsof the arrows are generally made of ironand are usually dipped in a poison madefrom certain herbs; the poison must be re-newed frequently, as it loses strength onexposure. These arrows are about two feetlong and very light, seldom weighing PLANNING A RAID. the bottom. For a covering a simple andingenious plan is used; taking a thong ofleather about thirty inches long, they sewone end to the bottom covering, then cuttwo gashes an inch long in the cylinder,about four inches from the top; thesegashes are cut crosswise and about half aninch apart, the l
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