54 CHIEFS & CITIES OF CENTRAL AFRICA 



only alternative. The doors were of zana 

 matting, held in place by hinges of twine 

 passed through holes at the sides of the 

 entrances, which, besides serving their or- 

 dinary purpose, formed a receptacle for 

 oddments such as hairpins and razors, 

 some of which we bought. 



The furniture consisted of comparatively 

 high, well-ornamented stools, and plank- 

 beds more or less uneven and always 

 Razor. narrow, which, for the occupation of the 

 great, were raised from the ground by tiny 

 two-inch legs. Almost every house contained some 



instrument of music, generally a pipe, and often a 



Guitar. 



kind of guitar. We offered to buy one of these, but 

 the owner refused to sell it, because, while he played 



