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 53
... Kamba , who are noted for filed teeth , dancing , hunting , and a frank , open char- acter . In the days of the raiding Maasai , the Kamba gave a better account of themselves than most , being more expert at bush craft than the gaunt ...
... Kamba , who are noted for filed teeth , dancing , hunting , and a frank , open char- acter . In the days of the raiding Maasai , the Kamba gave a better account of themselves than most , being more expert at bush craft than the gaunt ...
Page 61
... Kamba cook , Kimun- ginye , who made supper without benefit of lamp or pot . With a panga he cut neat sticks by shear- ing palm sections from the central stalk of a fallen frond , and these he laid crossways on paired logs to make a ...
... Kamba cook , Kimun- ginye , who made supper without benefit of lamp or pot . With a panga he cut neat sticks by shear- ing palm sections from the central stalk of a fallen frond , and these he laid crossways on paired logs to make a ...
Page 161
... Kamba say that its weird " upside - down " appearance was its punishment for not growing where God wanted . Kamba hunters , with a few nomadic Orma Boran and Ariangulo or " Waliangulu ” have most of this hostile country to themselves ...
... Kamba say that its weird " upside - down " appearance was its punishment for not growing where God wanted . Kamba hunters , with a few nomadic Orma Boran and Ariangulo or " Waliangulu ” have most of this hostile country to themselves ...
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