The Basutos : or, twenty-three years in South Africa (1861)
Casalis, Eugène Arnaud, b. 1812 · London, J. Nisbet · leaf 179
135 MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. guided by neither ruler nor compasses, traces, without hesitation, straight lines, parallelograms, and circles, which defy criticism. This accomplished, our artists uncover their chest, … the most elegant mantles are com- posed. We have already seen that this employment is considered so honourable among the Bechuanas, that the chiefs themselves are not above assisting in it. These potentates also pride themselves upon cutting out in a skilful manner the leathern shields, with which…
Sotho (African people)
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