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A fig tree showing where the bark has been removed to make bark cloth. The trees are not killed by this process - since the inner layer is apparently not taken. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 17, 1920]

Grass in fore, mostly of herb 737 type. Banana plantations on hills, and at top. Hill under a cloud at back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 17, 1920]

Coarse grass, large Andropogon in fore and in patches on hill in back. Bananas on hills and Binga chief's country on the hill in the back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 17, 1920]

A ravine in the grassland & Rumex at left. Bananas and a coarse leather leaf Combretum, ferns Pteridium. Bananas grow as if native. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 18, 1920]

Bananas the chief crop, the Solanum at the left. Mts. in back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 18, 1920]

The yellow warty fruited Solanum. It is abundant and kept even in the center of the fields. Must be of use - said to be used as a salve or application, saw seed placed on top of child's head. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 18, 1920]

Bananas of types grown here - there are very few of the large ones. The short ones 4 inches long are abundant. It is the dominant type. The central ones are very young and are still flowers. Banana used to make pombe, the chief drink of this high…

Our camp with Shantz, Verstappen, Binga and his son Dagaswa. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 18, 1920]

On our way down we cleared the clouds at the top of the mt. and - shows cloud masses and forests shown on map. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 18, 1920]

A photograph of Chief Mihare with his tall brother-in-law and other indigenous people moving along a trail in a grassy hilly area.

Looking down on the native market. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 18, 1920]

The wood seller - shows typical dress of natives - wood in bundles of fagots 1 ft. diam. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 18, 1920]

Verstappen and askari on mt. side. We came to the base of the mountain - at about 6 miles from Nyanza there is a strip of dry forest - not unlike that at Elizabethville or Kafue, but trees rather short. Our trip in was through a heavy rain. …

Shows method of stacking corn both for seed and for future use. This shows the back or stem side of the stack. Post and bamboo are used as a framework. Corn inverted with the husk on. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 21, 1920]

Shows method of stacking corn both for seed and for future use. This shows the back or stem side of the stack. Post and bamboo are used as a framework. Corn inverted with the husk on. A more general view. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 21, 1920]

The front side of a corn fence, with Colocasia in fore and fermenting manihot in the background. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 21, 1920]

A photograph of a hut covered with perennial gourd. Corn can be seen in the back and to the side of the hut with amaranthus in the foreground.

Manihot flour in fore, corn, beans. Grinding and pounding and sifting material. Corn in back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 21, 1920]

A single plant of Capsicum, red pepper, [sketch 3 cm long] of about this size. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 21, 1920]

The large or congested headed Andropogon. Strong oil content and odor. Hung up in huts at times. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 21, 1920]