ANIMALS PICTURESQUE VIEW. 



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with nearly the same material and in the same manner as the 

 dwelling-houses. They are, moreover, of every dimension, 

 and by means of a frame-work of wood are raised about a 

 foot from the ground. 



The domestic animals of the Ovambo are the ox, the 

 sheep, the goat, the pig, the dog, and the barn-door fowl. 

 The latter was of a small breed, a kind of bantam, very hand- 

 some, and, if properly fed and housed, the hens would lay 

 eggs daily. 



The wet season in these latitudes commences about the 

 same period as in Damara-land, that is, in October and No- 

 vember. When the first heavy rains are over, the Ovambo 

 begin to sow grain, &c. ; but they plant tobacco in the dry 



VIEW IN ONDONGA." 



* The above wood-cut is a view of the country near Nangoro's resi- 

 dence. The huts in the distance are those of Bushmen. A great 

 number of these people dwell among the Ovambo, to whom they stand 

 in a kind of vassalage and relationship. 



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