AFRICA

Zanzibar at the present moment is a centre of public interest and the example given on the next page is an exceedingly good one, it is of carved wood & has much of the ARAB character in its form. The Large one is of wood also with good ornamentation, the Bowl is 4^in. in diam and the total length 12^in. this is used for smoking Wild Hemp or Bang—and sometimes known as. “LIAMBA.”—it is from NYASSA. LAT 9° S. LONG. 31.^E. This is a pipe of mixed features as the arrangement is strongly allied to the Bushmen on the next page. it is however from N. W of Victoria nyanza UGANDA · NYASSA LAND. The Bowl is of dark clay with a gourd body. HABITAT doubtful

BUSHMEN · S. AFRICA.

Now we arrive at the full swing of the Stone Bowls of Soap stone or “STEATITE” and the link with the last “UGANDA” Pipe will at once be recognised. The whole machine is most cumbersome& the size therefore—The Horn being some 18^in. must make it bad for Bushwork. Altho the tube can be unshipped most readily The Stone Bowls are carved with great care, the favorite form reminds us of the maces or “Martel de Fer” used in the real Iron Period.—There is found also the Duplex Bowl also in Steatite.

South Africa.

The “Steatite” Bowls now show decidedly European influence, altho the most striking feature is the under disc which is probably added to give strength as the Steatite itself is very friable, its form reminds one of the inverted comb on the skull of a Gorilla which is very African. These specimens like many others are from that Great Store House of information The British Museum which happily secured many of the interesting examples collected by the late M^r. Bragg F.S.A. We can but regret that so complete a collection should ever have been dispersed—Sic transit.