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NATIVE METHOD OF FISH-CATCHING ON A NIGERIAN RIVER |
TILLERS OF THE MEALIE FIELDS |
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| On the great Nigerian rivers the natives are expert watermen and fishermen. The cone-shaped net here shown being lowered into the water is in common use along the Benue river. It is effective in securing food, the only aspect in which the art of fishing appeals to the native mind | Except tending the cattle, all the work of a Zulu community is done by the women. Maize is the staple food, and the cultivation of the mealie fields, as of the millet, sweet potatoes, and vegetables, is wholly in female hands |