CHAP. V.] 
BOKKE AND DAUGHTER. 
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are immense creatures, few being under five feet seven 
inches in height with prodigious limbs. Their superior 
strength to that of other tribes may be seen in the 
size of their water jars which are nearly double as 
large as any I have seen elsewhere, containing 
about ten gallons; in these they fetch water from 
the stream about a mile distant from the town. 
They wear exceedingly long tails, precisely like those 
of horses, but made of fine twine and rubbed with red 
ochre and grease. These are very convenient when 
they (3reep into their huts on hands and knees. In 
addition to the tails, they wear a large flap of tanned 
leather in front. Should I ever visit that country 
again, I should take a great number of “ Freemason's ” 
aprons for the women ; these would be highly prized* 
and would create a perfect furor. The only really 
pretty women that I saw iii Latooka were Bokke, the 
wife of the chief, and her daughter; they were fac¬ 
similes of each other, the latter having the advantage 
of being the second edition. Both women and men 
were extremely eager for beads of all kinds, the most 
valuable being the red and blue porcelain for helmets* 
and the large opalescent bead, the size of a child’& 
marble. 
The day after my arrival in Latooka I was accom¬ 
modated by the chief With a hut in a neat court-yard 
beautifully clean and cemented with clay, ashes, and 
cow-dung. Not patronising the architectural advan¬ 
tages of a doorway of two feet high* I pitched my 
large tent in the yard and stowed all my baggage in 
the hut. All being arranged, I had a large Persian 
carpet spread upon the ground, and received the chief 
of Latooka in state. He was introduced by Ibrahim, 
and I had the advantage of his interpreter. I com¬ 
menced the conversation by ordering a present to be 
laid on the carpet of several necklaces of valuable 
beads, copper bars, and coloured cotton handkerchiefs. 
It was most amusing to witness his delight at a string 
of fifty little “ berrets” (opal beads the size of marbles) 
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