Chapter III: Part III: Exploration Journeys in Mashonaland

VIII. Down to the Sabi River and Matindela Ruins 247
IX. Fort Salisbury and the Old Workings and Ruins of the
Mazoe Valley 279
X. Our Embassy to the Chief ’Mtoko 301
XI. The Ruined Cities in Mangwendi’s, Chipunza’s, and
Makoni’s Countries 336
XII. The Journey to the Coast 361

APPENDICES

A. Notes on the Geography and Meteorology of Mashonaland,
by R. M. W. Swan 389
B. List of Stations in Mashonaland Astronomically
Observed, with Altitudes, by R. M. W. Swan 398
C. Addenda to Chapter V., by R. M. W. Swan 401
D. Progress in Mashonaland summarised from November 1891
to May 1893 405

INDEX 413

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
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
The two Towers 149
Coin of Byblos showing the Round Tower 150
The Triple Walls at Zimbabwe 153
Within the Double Walls, Zimbabwe 171
Soapstone Bird on Pedestal 180
Soapstone Birds on Pedestals 181
Front and Back of a Broken Soapstone Bird on Pedestal 183
Bird on Pedestal 184
Bird on Pedestal from the Zodiac of Denderah 185
Miniature Birds on Pedestals 187
Ornate Phallus, Zimbabwe; and Phœnician Column in the Louvre 188
Long Decorated Soapstone Beam in two Pieces 190
Decorated Soapstone Beams 191, 192
Collection of Strange Stones 193
Fragment of Bowl with Procession of Bulls 194
Fragment of Bowl with Hunting Scene 195
Bowl with Zebras 196
Fragment of Soapstone Bowl with Procession 197
Fragments of Soapstone Bowls with Ear of Corn and Lettering 198
Letters from Proto-Arabian Alphabet 199
Letters on a Rock in Bechuanaland, copied by Mr. A. A. Anderson 199
Soapstone Bowls 200, 201
Fragment of Bowl with Knobs 202
Soapstone Cylinder from Zimbabwe 202
Object from Temple of Paphos, Cyprus 203
Glass Beads, Celadon Pottery, Persian Pottery, and Arabian
Glass 205
Fragment of Bowl of Glazed Pottery 206
Fragments of Pottery 207
Top of Pottery Bowl, Pottery Sow, and Whorls 208, 209
Weapons 210
Iron Bells and Bronze Spear-head 211, 212
Battle-axes and Arrows 213, 214
Gilt Spear-head 216
Tools 217
Ancient Spade 218
Soapstone Ingot Mould, Zimbabwe 218
Ingot of Tin found in Falmouth Harbour 219
Soapstone Object 219
Bevelled Edge of Gold smelting Furnace 220
Crucibles for Smelting Gold found at Zimbabwe 221
Fragments of Pottery Blow-pipes from Furnace 222
Metzwandira 249
Chief’s Iron Sceptre, and Iron Razor 253
Rock near Makori Post Station 254
Knitted Bag 255
Larder Tree 256
Reed Snuff-boxes and Grease-holder 257
Decorated Hut Door 259
Straw Hat 260
Decorated Heads 262
Chief’s Tomb 271
Interior of a Hut 274
Household Store for Grain, with Native Drawings 275
Native Drawings 276
Native Bowl from the Mazoe Valley 286
Ruin in Mazoe Valley 293
Three Venetian Beads; one Copper Bead; three old White
Venetian Beads; Bone Whorl, Medicine Phials, and Bone
Ornaments 297
Tattooed Women from Chibi’s, Gambidji’s, and Kunzi’s Countries 304
Wooden Bowl from Musungaikwa’s Kraal 305
Makalanga Iron Smelting Furnace 308
Goatskin Bellows and Blow-pipe for Iron Smelting 309
Woman’s Dress of Woven Bark Fibre 310
Bracelets 313
Wooden Platter from Lutzi 316
Earring, Stud for the Lip, and Battle-axe 320
Powder-horn 321
A Collection of Combs 322
Wooden Spoon. Lutzi 328
Bushman Drawings near ’Mtoko’s Kraal 332, 333
Mangwendi’s Kraal 338
Bushman Drawings from Nyanger Rock 345
Chipunza’s Kraal 349
Decorated Post 358