THE ABYSSINIANS AT HOME 221 tribes or villages, and a ball is thrown from one tribe to another. If it be dropped, the man who has dropped it must run away as fast as he can, while the members of the tribe who threw it hasten to pick it up and pursue him. If they can strike him with the ball before… … SOMALIS PLAYING AT BALL. (Photograph by Captaix Powell-Cottox.) his turn. As they are exceedingly good shots and swift runners the sport is often exciting. They and the Abyssinians pride themselves equally on their adroitness in throwing a javelin, which is weighted with a ball of lead at the tail.…
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