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EASTERN ETHIOPIA 



IX 



Formerly barter was the chief means of exchange ; 

 beads were accepted as payment, but Government 

 has introduced the cent and this simplifies matters. 



The women of Kikuyu are interesting folk : whilst 

 the boys and men are looking after goats and sheep 



Whilst the men and boys are looking after the goats or 

 sleeping in the sun, the women are cultivating the 

 shambas, keeping the ground clear of weeds, or 

 fetching big loads of firewood from the forests. 



(in former times fighting), or sleeping in the sun, the 

 women are cultivating the land, keeping the plots clear 

 of weeds. They bring in big loads of firewood from the 

 forest. It is also their duty to fetch water either in 



