The Albert Nyanza, great basin of the Nile, and explorations of the Nile sources (1866)
Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821-1893, author · London : Macmillan ; Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 515
CHAP. XVI. | THE LIRA HEAD-DRESS. 455 had extended their excursions in their search for ivory, and they returned from an expedition sixty miles east of Shooa, bringing with them two donkeys that they had obtained from the natives. ‘This was an interesting event, as for nearly two years I had heard… … were the same in appearance as those of the Soudan ; —the natives never rode, but simply used them to transport wood from the forest to their villages ;—the people were reported as the same in language and appearance as the Lira tribe.
Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821-1893 -- Travel -- Nile River Valley · Nile River Valley -- Discovery and exploration · Sudan -- Description and travel · Albert, Lake (Congo and Uganda) -- Description and travel
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