The lake regions of Central Africa : a picture of exploration (1860)
Burton, Richard Francis, 1821-1890, Phillips, George Faudel. DSI, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI · London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts · leaf 318
292 THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA. gourd, open below; on the upper part, fastened by strings that pass through drilled holes, is a conical piece of gourd, cleft longitudinally to admit the arm or handle, which projects at a right angle. The arm is made of light wood, from 18 inches to 2 feet… … 1. Paddle in Hast Africa. 2. The Sange or Gourd. 3. Bellows. 4, Drum. 5. Stool. 6. The Zeze (guitar). 7. The D’hete, or Kidete. fibre of the mwale or raphia-palm, is tied to a knob of wood projecting from the dexter extremity of the handle, thence it passes over a bridge of bent quill, which for…
Africa, Central -- Description and travel
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