British Central Africa : an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence, north of the Zambesi (1897)
Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927 · New York : Arnold · leaf 512
five feet long. It may be supported on a rest made of a forked stick, or a man may straddle across the lower end of it with a leather band going round his waist, so that he holds up the drum while it is beaten by his hands. Other smaller drums are held under the arm, or slung round the chest. In… … “ Morse ” system of communication by drum taps, so that they can send messages to one another at distances of a mile or under. Trumpets are made of elephant tusks in the countries to the north and west. I give here an illustration of a Mu-lungu of South Tanganyika blowing an 1 These names are the…
Natural history
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