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A photograph of the framework of a Khoekhoe/Khoikhoi house. At the present time, these are finished off in every possible way, sticks plastered in with clay, or petrol cans cut up and the tin used to cover the framework. The original description used…

Several Kickapoo huts stand on a dirt road. In the background, telephone poles are visible.

A photograph of trees with kidney mango on the right.

A photograph of kigelia or sausage tree. There are very large, deep purple flowers and large fruit that are 12-18 inches long.

An up-close photograph of kigelia, a rather small fruit. The stem is about 1-5 feet long.

At sisal farm just beyond [Blue Post]. Kigelia in fore. Beehives, native huts in the back. [Shantz travel journal, May 19, 1920]

A photograph of kikuyu grass witha few bunches of tricholaena rosea. There is a citrus orchard in the background.

Kikuyu grass growing over the side of the road. Kikuyu, the curse of coffee and sisal plantations. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Detail of flowering kikuyu grass. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Kikuyu men on road this side of Ft. Hall. [Shantz travel journal, May 8-11, 1920]

Kikuyu men on road this side of Ft. Hall. [Shantz travel journal, May 8-11, 1920]

Kikuyu men on road this side of Ft. Hall. [Shantz travel journal, May 8-11, 1920]

A photograph of a group of Kikuyu men on the road this side of Ft. Hall.