 Reference Base  The peoples of the Happy Valley (East Africa): the aborig... |
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Bagshawe, F.J., 1925. The peoples of the Happy Valley (East Africa): the aboriginal races of Kondoa Irangi, part II. Journal of the Royal African Society 24 (94): 117-130
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania |
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Distribution - Hunting |
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Black Rhino |
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Kangeju (or Kindiga) tribe, living near Lake Eyasi in Tanzania - (The arrows to shoot game are poisoned). The poison used is an alkaloid obtained from a plant or tree of the genus Strophanthus. - The poison is fatal to all animals, even elephants and rhinoceros succumbing to it if the arrow can be driven through their thick hide.
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