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Sometimes a woman or a poor man, watching the ritual it was nothing less when the great yellow chart was unfolded, would throw a few flowers or a handful of cowries upon its edge. It sufficed these humble ones that they had met a Holy One who might be moved to remember them in his prayers. 'Cure them if they are sick, said the lama, when Kim's sporting instincts woke.
Murphy's Cove was a charming little semicircular bay which ran rather deeply into the land. The sand here was of that silvery sheen which, at low tide, shone like burnished silver. The cove was noted for its wonderful shells, producing many cowries and long shells called pointers.
In the year 1512, a Portuguese navigator was shipwrecked on the Maldives: he found them already in the occasional possession of the Arabians, who came thither for the cocoa fibres, of which they formed their cordage, and the cowries, which circulated as money from Bengal to Siam.
"Dans l'attente de votre reponse je vous prie, Monsieur le Gouverneur, de vouloir bien agreer mes salutations distinguees et mes remerciments anticipees." There is a very interesting letter from the Dixie professor of Ecclesiastical History, Cambridge, who asks Graham to collect for him whelks, limpets, periwinkles, snails, cowries, etc. Here is an extract from it
Most of us slept in the canoes to prevent theft. September 14th. Departed from Deena early in the morning, and arrived at Yamina at forty-five minutes past four o'clock. Halted here the 15th, in order to purchase cowries. deg. " Observ. alt. Sun 79 63 0 0 16 0 79 52 0 10 8 0 3 7 0 Yamina Latitude 13 15 0 September 17th. deg. " Obser. mer. alt.
They all carried the characteristic embroidered Kachin bag over the left shoulder. The Kachin women are as stunted as the Japanese, and are disfigured with the same disproportionate shortness of legs. They wear Shan jackets and petticoats of dark-blue; their ornaments are chiefly cowries; their legs are bare.
Getting more impatient, and desirous to move on at any sacrifice, I proposed giving up all claims to my muskets, as well as the present of cows from Mtesa, if Kamrasi would give us boats to Gani at once; but the reply was simply, Why be in such a hurry? 16th. The Kamraviona was sent to us with a load of coffee, which Kamrasi had purchased with cowries, and to inquire how we had slept.
The Jinga paid him tribute annually in cowries, which were found on the island that shelters Loanda harbor, and, on refusing to continue payment, the King of Congo gave over the island to the Portuguese, and thus their dominion commenced in this quarter. There is not much knowledge of the Christian religion in either Congo or Angola, yet it is looked upon with a certain degree of favor.
Five or six men darted off, while the rest, under Roka's directions, quickly made a litter for Harvey, and placed him upon it. "Art thou in pain, master?" asked the giant Manhikian tenderly, as the bearers lifted the wounded man. "Ay, but let me smoke so that the pain may go. * Cowries. Roka himself ran off, picked up the hat and shells and brought them back; then he gave the word to march.
There the English for the first time saw cowries used as money. Hitherto native cloth had been the sole medium of exchange. South of Katagoum is the Yacoba country, called Mouchy by the Mahommedans. According to accounts received by Clapperton, the people of Yacoba, which is shut in by limestone mountains, are cannibals.
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