The ruined cities of Mashonaland: Being a record of excavation and exploration in 1891 — John Shaqi
The ruined cities of Mashonaland: Being a record of excavation and exploration in 1891Bent, J. Theodore (James Theodore)
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The ruined cities of Mashonaland: Being a record of excavation and exploration in 1891
Bent, J. Theodore (James Theodore)
Extinct cities -- Zimbabwe -- Mashonaland; Great Zimbabwe (Extinct city)
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Wooden Platter found in a Cave about Ten Miles
from Zimbabwe Frontispiece
Mr. Theodore Bent 3
Making Thongs of Ox-hide 19
Wooden Pillow 36
Ancient Egyptian Pillow in the British Museum 37
Wooden Dollasses or Divining Tablets 38
Bone Dollasses 39
Gourds for Baling Water 40
Wooden Mortar, Bowl, and Porridge Bowl 41
Woman’s Girdle, with Cartridge Cases, Skin-scrapers, and
Medicine Phials attached 44
Wooden Hair Comb, Chibi’s Country 45
Granary Decorated with Breast and Furrow Pattern 46
Wooden Pillow representing Human Form 47
Iron Skin-scraper, and Needles in Cases 48
Mrs. Theodore Bent 61
Umgabe and his Indunas 67
Hatchet 70
Carved Knives 71
Bone Ornaments 72
Wooden Snuff-boxes 74
Boy beating Drum 77
Drum Decorated with ‘Breast and Furrow’ Pattern, and Plain Drum 78
Playing the Piano 80
Makalanga Piano 81
Hut at Umgabe’s Kraal with Euphorbia behind 89
At Cherumbila’s Kraal 91
Ruin on the Lundi River 97
General View of Zimbabwe 101
Main Entrance of Circular Ruin at Zimbabwe 106
Large Circular Ruin, Zimbabwe 107
Pattern on Large Circular Ruin at Zimbabwe 109
Large Round Tower in Circular Ruin, Zimbabwe 113
Round Tower and Monolith Decoration on the Fortress at Zimbabwe 123
Approach to the Acropolis 125
The Platform with Monoliths, etc., on the Fortress at Zimbabwe 127
Approach to the Fortress by the Cleft, Zimbabwe 133
Baobab Tree in Matindela Ruins 136
Walled-up Entrance and Pattern on Matindela Ruins 137
Map of Zimbabwe District 143
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