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Identifier: historyofmankind01ratz (find matches)
Title: The history of mankind
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Ratzel, Friedrich, 1844-1904 Butler, Arthur John, 1844-1910
Subjects: Ethnology Anthropology
Publisher: London, Macmillan and co., ltd. New York, The Macmillan co.
Contributing Library: Wellesley College Library
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Lansro chief and magician. (From a photograph by Richard Buchta.) i. Difuma dia Di-kongo. Iron sceptre,borne by the Bashi-lang chief, Mana Kat-embe. 2. Baluba woodenshield with cross-weav-ing. 3. Basonge chiefsstaff of iron ; the figureoverlaid with sheet-copper. 4. Basonge orna-mental spear (ZappuZapp) inlaid withcopper. 5. Ornamentalspear from the Ruiki. 6. Basonge spear. 7. Baluba spear. 8. Samba spear. 9. Baluba doubledrum. 10. Baluba wovenbark mat. 11. Baluba bigdrum, used at festivals. (1-10 from theYVissmann Collection ;11 from the PoggeCollection.)
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Insignia, ornamental weapons, and drums from the Southern Congo territory. i4o THE HISTORY OF MANKIND but also, even if with difficulty, to maintain kingdoms like Sokoto or Uganda.Even the Zulus, high as the) stand in warlike organisation, have never beenable to spread permanently beyond their natural boundaries, and at the sametime maintain cohesion with their own country. They have not the capacityfor planning a peaceable organisation. Even in the Mussulman states ofthe Soudan we meet with this want of firm internal cohesion ; which is equallyat the bottom of the weakness which brought down the native states of Centraland South America. The more closely we look at the actual facts about OldMexico, the less inclined shall we be to apply terms like empire and emperor tothe loose confederation of chiefs on the plateau of Anahuac. The greatness ofthe Inca realm was exaggerated to the point of fable. When we hear of therenowned and redoubtable tribe of the Mandan Indians, we are astonish

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  • booksubject:Ethnology
  • booksubject:Anthropology
  • bookpublisher:London__Macmillan_and_co___ltd_
  • bookpublisher:_New_York__The_Macmillan_co_
  • bookcontributor:Wellesley_College_Library
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