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 63
... Molo ; often these Indian shopkeep- ers were the first to penetrate unsettled regions , and few urban Africans with ... Llo- molo ; the name , he said , came from the Samburu Loo Molo Osinkirri , 17 the People Who Eat Fish . The main ...
... Molo ; often these Indian shopkeep- ers were the first to penetrate unsettled regions , and few urban Africans with ... Llo- molo ; the name , he said , came from the Samburu Loo Molo Osinkirri , 17 the People Who Eat Fish . The main ...
Page 64
... Llo - molo as Lorian , is composed of two small rises with a flat saddle in between , and the huts on the saddle are outlined on the blue mountains of Turkana Land . The Turkana say that there were formerly Llo - Molo on the great South ...
... Llo - molo as Lorian , is composed of two small rises with a flat saddle in between , and the huts on the saddle are outlined on the blue mountains of Turkana Land . The Turkana say that there were formerly Llo - Molo on the great South ...
Page 81
... Llo - molo harpoon , virtually identical in its design to harpoons still used in the salt waters of the world for ocean fish such as swordfish and tuna , may be a separate in- vention of these people . A long , straight shaft is carved ...
... Llo - molo harpoon , virtually identical in its design to harpoons still used in the salt waters of the world for ocean fish such as swordfish and tuna , may be a separate in- vention of these people . A long , straight shaft is carved ...
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