The Tree where Man was BornIn this classic volume, Matthiessen exquisitely combines both nature and travel writing to bring East Africa to vivid life. He skillfully portrays the daily lives of herdsmen and hunter-gatherers; the drama of the predator kills; the hundreds of exotic animals; the breathtaking landscapes; and the area's turbulent natural, political, and social histories. |
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Page 214
... Hadza bring to mind the small men with large bows and strange speech who were driven high onto Mt. Kiliman- jaro by the Chagga , and also the " people of small stature and hideous features , " as L. S. B. Leakey describes 5 the Gumba ...
... Hadza bring to mind the small men with large bows and strange speech who were driven high onto Mt. Kiliman- jaro by the Chagga , and also the " people of small stature and hideous features , " as L. S. B. Leakey describes 5 the Gumba ...
Page 221
... Hadza objects that is not obtained in barter , is no more than a tube , and the tobacco or bangi will fall from it unless it is held vertical . Both men and women , staring at the sky , smoke the stone pipe with gusty sucks accompanied ...
... Hadza objects that is not obtained in barter , is no more than a tube , and the tobacco or bangi will fall from it unless it is held vertical . Both men and women , staring at the sky , smoke the stone pipe with gusty sucks accompanied ...
Page 222
... Hadza do not burden themselves with metal bracelets , most women wear single headbands of white , red , and blue beads as well as bead arm- lets , anklets , and knee bands , and like the men , they may have three scars cut on the cheek ...
... Hadza do not burden themselves with metal bracelets , most women wear single headbands of white , red , and blue beads as well as bead arm- lets , anklets , and knee bands , and like the men , they may have three scars cut on the cheek ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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