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Title: Western field
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Olympic Club (San Francisco, Calif.) California Game and Fish Protective Associations
Subjects: Olympic Club (San Francisco, Calif.) California Game and Fish Protectice Associations Sports
Publisher: San Francisco
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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know it soonby the Andorobo asking how much cloth orwire the trader would give for a pair oftusks so long—making a rough sketch in theearth representing the size of the tusks. Itis understood then that the man has ivoryhid away some place, and mister trader goesabout driving a bargain. After the price isagreed on the goods are turned over by thetrader with the understanding that he is tofind the stipulated amount of ivory at a cer-tain place within an hour or two. Of course and a good share of the honey secured bythe Andorobo eventually reaches the land-lords. From all this the reader will no doubt con-ceive the impression that the Andorobo area fear-ridden, bony lot of creatures, growncross-eyed from watching their back tracks;such is not the truth. Certainly their starvedcondition is not conducive to corpulency, buttheir ribs are not unduly prominent. TheMasailand Andorobo as a rule has a pleasantshy expression which seems out of place ona negro; aside from that they seem to have
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WILDERBEEST OR GNU, A FAVORITE it would never do for the Andorobo to de-ceive the Masai in regard to the size andweight of the tusks, for the latter would thencomplain to his associates and a boycottw^ould be declared on all Andorobo in thedistrict. However, trouble seldom occurs be-tween them, as the Masai are aware the An-dorobo are a good thing and willing todo all the hard work for little profit. In addition to securing ivory these primi-tive fellows are adepts at shooting monkeysand other small animals; bees are also raisedand cared for in order to get honey. In Ma-sailand the skins of most all of the animals GAME ANIMAL, WITH THE ANDOROBO. the same general appearance of the Masai,although a trifle smaller in stature.. They,however, lack the graceful carriage and boldcharacteristics of those people. Their ornaments and dress are usually pat-terned after the style of the tribe in whosevicinity they dwell. This can be said also oftheir weapons, all but the spear which is sel-dom us

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