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THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA. 



peculiar attire, a long strip of cloth, like the Indian 

 u languti or T-bandage," but descending to the knees, 

 and attached to waistbelts of large white or yellow por- 

 celain or blue glass beads. Over this is tied a kilt of 

 calabash fibre, a few inches deep. The men wear thick 

 girdles of brass wire, neatly wound round a small cord. 

 Besides the arms described amongst the Wasagara, the 

 Wahehe carry " sime," or double-edged knives, from 

 one to two feet long, broadening out from the haft, and 

 rounded off to a blunt point at the end. The handle 

 is cut into raised rings for security of grip, and, when 

 in sheath, half the blade appears outside its rude 

 leathern scabbard. The Tembe, or villages of the 

 Wahehe, are small, ragged, and low, probably to facili- 

 tate escape from attack. They do business in slaves, 

 and have large flocks and herds, which are, however, 

 often thinned by the Warori, whom the Wahehe dare 

 not resist in the field. 



