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Page 60
... Maraka and several of the younger men in the art of musketry . They soon lost their fear of it and as it ceased to be supernatural it was all I could do to make them understand that the firing could only be done on special occasions on ...
... Maraka and several of the younger men in the art of musketry . They soon lost their fear of it and as it ceased to be supernatural it was all I could do to make them understand that the firing could only be done on special occasions on ...
Page 61
... Maraka pointed out to me a new house being built in the village . This , of course , was not a very big undertaking as the current mode of architecture was far from solid . However , it was very suitable to the climate and comfort- able ...
... Maraka pointed out to me a new house being built in the village . This , of course , was not a very big undertaking as the current mode of architecture was far from solid . However , it was very suitable to the climate and comfort- able ...
Page 71
... Maraka , although they had their own chief . But they were of the Bamu people and in case of inter- tribal warfare threw in their lot with us . Very occasionally there was an exchange and barter expedition between these two villages ...
... Maraka , although they had their own chief . But they were of the Bamu people and in case of inter- tribal warfare threw in their lot with us . Very occasionally there was an exchange and barter expedition between these two villages ...
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