The Tree where Man was BornIn this book, two naturalists join to evoke the African experience. |
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... spears glinting in the sun ; they shoot the chin out as they rise and stamp with the right foot as they touch the ground , and on each rise the upright spears and clubs , or rungus , are twirled all the way around . Some dancers make ...
... spears glinting in the sun ; they shoot the chin out as they rise and stamp with the right foot as they touch the ground , and on each rise the upright spears and clubs , or rungus , are twirled all the way around . Some dancers make ...
Page 116
... spear their fellow Africans . In an effort to damp their warlike na- ture , the buffalo - hide shields , black , white , and red , have been taken away from them , although spears may be carried as a defense against wild animals , and ...
... spear their fellow Africans . In an effort to damp their warlike na- ture , the buffalo - hide shields , black , white , and red , have been taken away from them , although spears may be carried as a defense against wild animals , and ...
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... spears and poisoned arrows . The arrows are illegal , since only the Hadza are permitted to hunt here without restraint , but rather than kill their scraggy beasts , the meat- eating Mangati poach wherever possible . Both groups stop at ...
... spears and poisoned arrows . The arrows are illegal , since only the Hadza are permitted to hunt here without restraint , but rather than kill their scraggy beasts , the meat- eating Mangati poach wherever possible . Both groups stop at ...
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