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skull and lioins of an aiiti^lopc The neatly tliatclicd loof is k('[)t tidv by 

 loni,*- Immboos being fastened down over the tliatch to withliold the grass 

 from blowing about. The thatch among the Xandi houses is not quite so 

 tidy. Inside these dweUings there are raised benches or platforms of mud 



4t/2. A SAliEI MAX OF THE XAXDI STOt'K, NUKTll KLGU.N" 



aliout six inches above the floor level. These are used as sleeping places. 

 There is only one fireplace, in the centre of the hut, and about a third 

 of the interior space is shut off as a compartment for goats. Above the 

 sleeping places is a ceiling of wickerwork on which are stored pots and 

 gourds of grain. Imndles of tobacco, etc., leaving a space below, above 



