The land of Zinj, being an account of British East Africa, its ancient history and present inhabitants (1913)
Stigand, C. H. (Chauncy Hugh), 1877-1919, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · London, Constable & Company ltd. · leaf 343
THE LAKE 298 of the Kisii country, have adopted a similar long spear, perhaps finding that they were under a disadvantage with their shorter spears when fighting with these people. The Kisii shields also are peculiar in shape. They look almost exactly like the shell of a turtle’s back, having a rib… … Some of the larger villages are fortified by a high wall of rubble or earth, surrounded by a ditch. These are much more formidable than the low Kavirondo earthworks. The space enclosed by this wall may be several hundred yards across, and access to the village inside is generally only to be had…
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