SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICAN COLLECTION FAL 
Kalahari Desert, is chiefly known under the name of Bechuana. As a 
matter of fact, however, this name belongs to a very small group of tribes 
that drove out the original inhabitants, who may have been the Bushmen, 
and took possession of their lands. The best known divisions of these 
Bantu intruders are the Bechuana, Zulu, Mashona, Barotse and Basuto. 
Mr. Douglas writes in part regarding the expedition as follows: 
“T reached Cape Town, S. A., about May 1, leaving directly for 
5. After a short stay 
Bulawayo, South Rhodesia, arriving there May 
I left for Bechuanaland and arrived at Palapye Road at 10 o’clock in 
the evening of May 15. Early next morning I arranged with the Bech- 
uana Trading Company for transportation to Serowe, King Khama’s 
“stardt” or native village, located some 60 miles from Palapye Road, 
and set out, arriving on the third day at 1 P. M. ‘The following day I 
called upon the king but learned that he was away, inspecting one of 
his cattle posts, and I did not meet him for three days. Our meeting 
was at six o’clock in the morning. ‘The native custom is for all the Chief 
- Headmen to meet at daybreak in the “kglotta” or Court Yard, to dis- 
pose of the native criminals, brought in the day before for trial. This 
meeting, as well as witnessing the disposition of criminals proved very 
interesting and also afforded me the very best opportunity of getting 
down to business with the king and all his people. After I had been 
introduced to the king by one of his grandsons and had made my pur- 
pose known, I was received very cordially and the king gave out word 
to all his chiefs to give me all the help I required. In this way I was 
enabled to make my collection without further trouble. The king gave 
me free transportation to the railroad for all my material, and after 
numbering and packing my collection I started upon my return journey. 
“My next stop was at Salisbury, whence I went to the Mazoi Dis- 
trict, Mount Darwin and the Inyanga Districts, all in Mashonaland. 
My collections here were not large. After packing and securing some 
twenty-five carriers, I left for Salisbury, camping with my carriers 
every night. In three weeks time I had covered nearly 500 miles on a 
bicycle, traveling over a very mountainous country with only Kaffir 
paths to follow. Upon my return to Salisbury I repacked my collec- 
tions, paid my carriers and left immediately for Bulowayo. 
“Upon the 20th of July I left Bulowayo for Barotse land, King 
Lewanika’s Country, for whom I have acted as confidential Agent for 
the past four years. Upon my return to Africa, I had notified King 
