New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

that the smoke thus generated cause the hide
to lose it's smell more quickly. ..,o,,,sact,rsd
large opeE-mouthed bowls used for co c9osS' sS
the bomb SHAPED r, Tster vessels spa Sth the
pipe bowls indispensable to men ana 1, w1inti ;s1ds
the n ordnapV bpick-red pottery black and white
ciays found. from which the finest emma ,1u e1tu
in Uganda is in state of infancy there are nos @
who firmly besvsd ha wn bv the native workers
might be developed into paving indnstTy. si snsci
mems seen in East Africa resemble to a marked sS
degree the work found IN Alaska and the n fbe
Nubians and Somas one cannot ran 10 To- trnce ac
b1 Holt aha Pos
visitor to Central Africa will easily find dqpE- n
aries Of Southwest great guentitSy Of bsskef s1%
and bottle shaped receptaces for the eoIlee
sories show that of certain habits the white race
has monopoly Some Of the hnes WGe foTd MOon
the long sucking tubes the ENDS Of wnca % seas Sc S
baskets are plated of narrow bands 50 deIicately
covered as to excite the admiration and WONDER Oh
For this work needles used. one end Of which i
tn feed to ana bPoadened By the latter end long thin
threads of bast combed out and tTste6 .6 IN , 81
fine grass and beginning from the centre 1iT ,a ars
arranged spirally in ever widening d aI then
woven upward into basket form.
CAPABLE of the most delicate finish. The fact that
the elementary strands may be Of dierent gvea nuf o
and the com animation frequently changee, s5VeS 70
the weaver the greatest possible scope Tor decora
In considering the uses Waganda wicker work
the shields with which they Ward DOT on he tne Omitted
These wooden shields are oval ana pointeu dl @ po.
ends wicker work of brown and whlte covers
both outside and inside. This IS held IN pIdce oy
binding of skin at the edge and pointed WoouHn I
boss ur,oa the centre the outside The handle
also is covered with wicker work t,,.. l.,
The women of Uganda show eSpec1al aolity III
+,eir neatly woven mats These used for bed
ding to enclose parcels for carrying and oy some
devout followers of Mahomet. -
The greater proportion of Uganda dense poPu-
Iafion Is clothed with the tribal 'mbugu To
make this cloth the bark of kind OF tg tree rs
detached the trunk. soaked and tnen ma Inaoe =
sneciai maIlet till it has taken the desired form
when worn the "Irbugu'' hangs about the Dody IKE
a toga being knotted ON the rignt shouIder. 1
this cloth in in Z Dganda Is terra N'iO
but the peoYlle of Usoga always dye IL DLacK. -
As skin dreSsers savage people nave dI"dSo
t-shogn themselves experts. The Waganda are no
among them robes made of the tiny gray gazeile
skins beautifully dressed and sewn together Win
exquisite neatness 80 ,-or,
tanned lee pard skins. which, IN rare ihstdhces
smaller pieces of skin of different coiors are SEWN
in regular patterns. ,, - nod. or
stiff OK or hippo hi.e. Bent up at the eoges, SO
that the foot rests in fat hollow. these sandals
are fastened the foot by loop at the Toe anu d
strip of soft otter leopard skin passing over the
nstep The latter skin is. as has been previously
noted the prerorative of the royal family z,,
The inside these sandals: fashion decrees shaIi
he ornamented with a sort OF rude pyrogrdpHy-
The same form of decoration appears upon MANY
of bottle shaped gourds and milk vessels useo
in Uganda 49,, ,,;ov. =, ,,b;+s
visitors to Uganda would credit its people as wen
g those of adjoining sections, with unusual aolIy
! in the lines of industrial art