A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile JournalW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 452 sider |
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Side xviii
... are scattered on either side of the equator , and who resemble the Somali in appearance . Yanee ; a monkey , said to be so vicious that he will return a spear if thrown at him . A WALK ACROSS AFRICA : OR DOMESTIC SCENES FROM MY.
... are scattered on either side of the equator , and who resemble the Somali in appearance . Yanee ; a monkey , said to be so vicious that he will return a spear if thrown at him . A WALK ACROSS AFRICA : OR DOMESTIC SCENES FROM MY.
Side 38
... spears and killed , and are eaten by all ; while the tendons are made into bow- strings , the horns used as charms , and the skins rudely dressed for wear . Fish are rarely met with . On the coast , women standing in a circle up to ...
... spears and killed , and are eaten by all ; while the tendons are made into bow- strings , the horns used as charms , and the skins rudely dressed for wear . Fish are rarely met with . On the coast , women standing in a circle up to ...
Side 39
... spear in hand , he would join a party of women going to draw water , pitcher on head , and escort them lest any of our camp should fall upon , steal , or seduce them away . A very pretty girl and her beau were coaxed to sit for their ...
... spear in hand , he would join a party of women going to draw water , pitcher on head , and escort them lest any of our camp should fall upon , steal , or seduce them away . A very pretty girl and her beau were coaxed to sit for their ...
Side 41
... spears , knobsticks , and oblong shields of leather ; dress generally a small loin - cloth . With a gourd cup they drew water from their wells and filled it into earthen " gurahs , " similar to those in India . Women carried their ...
... spears , knobsticks , and oblong shields of leather ; dress generally a small loin - cloth . With a gourd cup they drew water from their wells and filled it into earthen " gurahs , " similar to those in India . Women carried their ...
Side 48
... spears . They had found him stealing , and offered him for sale . No one would pur- chase him , and he was taken to the sultan , who would , as Moossah said , either spear him , keep him as a slave , or allow him to be sold . Slaves ...
... spears . They had found him stealing , and offered him for sale . No one would pur- chase him , and he was taken to the sultan , who would , as Moossah said , either spear him , keep him as a slave , or allow him to be sold . Slaves ...
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A Walk Across Africa Or Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal Jam. Aug Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
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