The Natural History of Man: Being an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Uncivilized Races of MenRoutledge, 1868 - 4 páginas |
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... kind of cape , as has already been mentioned . The lower edge of the kaross has a very handsome appear- ance , the grey colour of the fur rapidly deepening into black , which makes a broad stripe some four inches in depth . This is ...
... kind of cape , as has already been mentioned . The lower edge of the kaross has a very handsome appear- ance , the grey colour of the fur rapidly deepening into black , which makes a broad stripe some four inches in depth . This is ...
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... kind of bag , in which he puts his pipe , tobacco , and various other little comforts . This bag , which is popularly called a knapsack , de- serves more rightly the name of havresack , as it is not carried on the back , but slung to ...
... kind of bag , in which he puts his pipe , tobacco , and various other little comforts . This bag , which is popularly called a knapsack , de- serves more rightly the name of havresack , as it is not carried on the back , but slung to ...
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... kind of thread as ourselves , since a cotton thread would not make its way through the leather , and therefore the Kaffir has recourse to the animal kingdom for his thread as well as for his garments . The thread is made of the sinews ...
... kind of thread as ourselves , since a cotton thread would not make its way through the leather , and therefore the Kaffir has recourse to the animal kingdom for his thread as well as for his garments . The thread is made of the sinews ...
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... kind which are called " chalk - white , " and are tolerably polished . They are oblong in shape , and their only value is that they contrast well with the dark skin of the wearer . Still , there are many young men who would be only too ...
... kind which are called " chalk - white , " and are tolerably polished . They are oblong in shape , and their only value is that they contrast well with the dark skin of the wearer . Still , there are many young men who would be only too ...
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... kind of ornament of which the Kaffir is very fond is the tufted tail of an ox . A man of consequence will sometimes wear a considerable number of these tails . Some he will form into an apron , and others will be disposed about his ...
... kind of ornament of which the Kaffir is very fond is the tufted tail of an ox . A man of consequence will sometimes wear a considerable number of these tails . Some he will form into an apron , and others will be disposed about his ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Abeokuta Abyssinians animal arms arrows assagai beads Bechuanas Bedouin body Bosjesman Caboceers calabash called Camma canoe carried cattle ceremony charms chief cloth colour consequence contrived cowries curious custom Damaras dance death decorated Dingan Dinka dress drum Egbas elephant enemy European father feet fetish fire girl hair hand head hippopotamus horn Hottentot hunters hyæna illustration inches inhabitants iron Kaffir kaross killed kind king kraal Krumen leather length look maize Makololo manner mentioned mode Mpongwé native nearly negro never ordinary ornaments Ovambos oxen passed peculiar piece pipe poison possess prophet remarkable river round savage scarcely seen Sekeletu shape shield side skin slaves soldiers sometimes soon Southern Africa spear specimen spirit spot stick strange Tchaka thongs traveller tree tribes Unyoro village warriors weapons wear whole wife wives woman women wood wound Zulu
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Página 84 - I will be master of what is mine own. She is my goods, my chattels; she is my house, My household stuff, my field, my barn, My horse, my ox, my ass, my anything...
Página 357 - So fleet of foot was he, that all his people knew there was no escape for the coward, as any such would be cut down without mercy. In some instances of skulking he allowed the individual to return home; then calling him, he would say, "Ah! you prefer dying at home to dying in the field, do you?
Página 689 - ... their weakness. I am quite sure this was premeditated; we were all so closely pressed as to be nearly smothered, and in some danger from the crowding of the horses and clashing of the spears. Moving on was impossible; and we therefore came to a full stop : our chief was much enraged, but it was all to no purpose, he was only answered by shrieks of 'Welcome!
Página 340 - ... to be correct, and he would refer back to the first couple of sticks ; and then his mind got hazy and confused, and wandered from one sheep to the other, and he broke off the transaction until two sticks were put into his hand, and one sheep driven away, and then the other two sticks given him, and the second sheep driven away...
Página 687 - Kaffir countries, by which he was surrounded, and which he was enabled to subdue by the assistance of a few Arabs who were in his service; and, again, we had been assured that his forces were not only numerous, but to a certain degree well trained.
Página 365 - Excepting this and the skipping-rope, the play of the girls consists in imitation of the serious work of their mothers, building little huts, making small pots, and cooking, pounding corn in miniature mortars, or hoeing tiny gardens. The boys play with spears of reeds pointed with wood, and small shields, or bows and arrows...
Página 689 - The sheikh's negroes, as they were called, meaning the black chiefs and favourites, all raised to that rank by some deed of bravery, were habited in coats of mail composed of iron chain, which covered them from the throat to the knees, dividing behind, and coming on each side of the horse : some of them had helmets, or rather skull-caps, of the same metal, with chin- pieces, all sufficiently strong to ward off the shock of a spear. Their horses...
Página 341 - Dinah, my spaniel, equally embarrassed on the other. She was overlooking half a dozen of her new-born puppies, which had been removed two or three times from her, and her anxiety was excessive, as she tried to find out if they were all present, or if any were still missing. She kept puzzling and running her eyes over them, backwards and forwards, but could not satisfy herself. She evidently had a vague notion of counting, but the figure was too large for her brain. Taking the two as they stood, dog...
Página 748 - ... rock that formed a wall to the river, about six feet above the surface. I pointed out the hippo to old Abou Do, who had not seen it. At once the gravity of the old Arab disappeared, and the energy of the hunter was exhibited as he motioned us to remain, while he ran nimbly behind the thick screen of bushes for about a hundred and fifty yards below the spot where the hippo was unconsciously basking, with his ugly head above the surface. Plunging into the rapid torrent, the veteran hunter was carried...
Página 301 - I observed some young folks coming dancing and skipping towards me, who, without any ceremony, seized hold of me. 'Oh, teach us the ABC with music,' every one cried, giving me no time to tell them it was too late. I found they had made this discovery through one of my boys. There were presently a dozen or more surrounding me, and resistance was out of the question. Dragged and pushed, I entered one of the largest native houses, which was instantly crowded. The tune of