274 UGANDA AND THE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

The looms are very primitive ; they are very narrow, and are usually placed under the shade of a tree, low down on the ground, with a hole made underneath the loom, to accommodate the weaver's legs. The damoor, known in England as " Baker's LOOM (DAEFOUK).

cloth," is well made and is very durable ; it is almost impossible to tear it, and I can say from personal experience, that for rough travelling wear there are few materials better.

Large herds of camels are reared in the north, and in the south and centre there are immense numbers of cattle, the humped-back kind being pre ferred, as the long-horned sort are very lean. Goats are also plentiful, and there are some sheep, but they do not give much wool, nor do the natives make any use of it. The people who rear the camels make camel-hair cloth, which is used for coverings of tents ; they live almost entirely on camel-milk, and do not cultivate grain, buying what they require from their neighbours.

There is very little import trade ; but ostrichfeathers, ivory from the south, and some damoor