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THE “ SMALL BOX.” 
also paid us a \dsit, receiving a “ dash” or present of 
several small articles, which much gratified him; in I 
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return for these he gave a goat and some fruit. The 
bank on which Ibadi is situate, appeared to be raised ■ 
artificially. The houses were well-built, of clay, and in 
good order. The inhabitants a fine athletic race. We^ I 
here, for the first time, noticed the Ibu fashion among 
the women of wearing enormous anklets. Jj 
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At this village a flag was flying, in which a fish and 
two birds were figured, and three bars united ; it had 
also a black border. 
We could not, however, ascertain the meaning of the 
symbols. Fish probably forms one of the chief articles of 
food, and therefore may well rank as a national emblem. 
At all the villages on the banks were seen nets, 
immersed fish traps, and various contrivances for cap- 
turing the finny tribe. 
