LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



1. The Victoria Falls of the Leeambye or Zambesi River Frontispiece. 



2. Author's Portrait To face page 1 



3. The Missionary's Escape from the Lion Page 13 



4. The Hopo, or Trap for driving Game 29 



5. The Pit at the Extremity of the Hopo 32 



C. Bakalahari AVomen filling their Egg-shells and Water-skins at a Pool in 



the Desert 58 



7. Hottentots. — Women returning from the Water, and Men around a dead 



Hartebeest 65 



8. Lake Nganii, discovered by Oswell, Murray, and Livingstone 77 



9. New African Antelopes (Poku and Leche) 84 



10. Three Lions attempting to drag down a Buffalo 155 



11. Buffalo Cow defending her Calf 159 



12. Mopane or Bauhinia Leaves, with the Insect and its edible Secretions 182 



13. Egyptian Pestle and Mortar, Sieves, Corn-vessels, and Kilt 213 



14. A Batoka Hoe 216 



15. A new or striped variety of Eland, found north of Sesheke 229 



16. Mode in which the female Hippopotamus carries her Calf while young 263 



17. Reception of the Mission by Shinte 314 



18. The Marimba, or Musical Instrument of the Balonda 317 



19. Shell, and Ornament made of its End 324 



20. Bechuana Reed-dance by Moonlight 346 



21. River Scenery on the West Coast 359 



22. Seed-vessel of the Grapple-plant 374 



23. Bashinje Chief's mode of wearing the Hair 393 



24. Scene in Angola. — The Angolese Palanquin under a Baobab and Eupbor- 



bias 403 



25. Scene at a Sleeping-place in Angola 411 



26. St. Paul de Loanda— the Fort of San Miguel on the right 427 



27. Ancient Spinning and Weaving, perpetuated in Africa at the present day. 



From Wilkinson's "Ancient Egyptians" 434 



28. Double-handled Angola Hoe 442 



29. Group of Native Women under the Mokolane Palms 447 



30. A few of the Rocks of Pungo Andongo 457 



31-33. Londa Ladies' modes of wearing the Hair 486, 487 



34. A young Man's Fashion 488 



35. An African Chief's Notion of Dignity 518 



36. Boat capsized by a Hippopotamus robbed of her Young 536 



37. Bashukulompo mode of wearing the Hair 596 



38. Female Elephant pursued with Javelins, protecting her Young 602 



