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Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
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Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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THROUGH THE LAND OF THE MUSGUMS 117 white strangers. The sultan accompanied us to theguest house, immediately opposite the palace. Be-tween our house and the palace was a wide space inthe middle of which stood a gigantic fig-tree. Every-body was holiday making, and the sounds of drumsand dancing met our ears on all sides. After a shortmid-day siesta we once more mounted our horses, andexplored the town under the sultans guidance. Karnak with its 5000 inhabitants, is considerablylarger than Kusseri, but the busy traffic which char-acterises that town of fishermen is wanting here.Many of the large, well-built houses are falling intoruin, and traces of Rabehs dominion are discernible.The inhabitants make very pretty objects of plaitedstraw, also beautifully carved wooden bowls. The Shoa women executed a very graceful dance.Ten to fifteen women and girls stood in line accord-ing to their height, rythmically beating two woodenclappers, and wagging their heads from side to sidewith closed e

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