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MANUFACTURE OF EARTHEN POTS. 
motion of the oxen in carrying the bags of milk to town. They give 
to butter the name of maJiura (which signifies ' fat,' in any form) j 
to cream , that of lobebi ; and to the curds, or the thick part of sour 
milk, that of mdshi a buriila. uj; r;B d 
Their manufacture of earthen pots is not despicable : they answer 
their purpose completely, and are neither clumsy nor illshapen. 
They are made of clay well kneaded, and mixed, as it was said, with 
ashes and chopped grass, and burnt hard, but not glazed or vitrified. 
Their shape, which is generally globular with a wide mouth, is not 
inelegant, and considering that they are moulded entirely by the 
hand, they may be admired for the exactness of their form. They 
are of various sizes ; and some were seen which would hold more 
than two gallons.* As they have no knowledge whatever of any 
machinery to answer the purpose of a potter's wheel, nor of the 
method of burning and glazing their earthenware properly, it would 
be rendering an essential service and one which they would fully 
appreciate, to impart such to them. Instruction in arts of this kind 
would be the readiest means of gaining their good will, and, to a 
certain extent, of promoting their civilization. 
Their wooden spoons, which they call lushua, are carved out of 
the hard wood of the mokaala tree or camel-thorn. The two upper 
figures on the opposite page, are intended to give an idea of their 
shape ; and from these we may observe the great similarity which in 
form and proportion, they have to spoons of European make. Their 
fashion has not however been received from the Colony, and very 
probably is entirely of Bachapin or Bichuana invention. They are 
carved out of a solid block of wood ; and judging by the angle which 
the handle makes with the bowl, they must require no trifling degree 
of patience and labor ; but this labor, as I have before mentioned, is 
generally considered as an amusement, because it is the means of pass- 
ing away time which would otherwise perhaps be unoccupied. The 
* The usual figure of their earthen pots for holding water or milk, may be seen in 
the 6th plate ; and of those made more especially for boiling, the engraving at page 45. 
will give an idea. 
