,54 Kordofan.

iKhor Abu Habl, and about the valleys of the west bank of the White Xile. During the kherif they pass into th? valleys south and west, but again come north when water becomes scarce aud the Hies get troublesome.

Major Prout says in 1875 :— " The Baggaras who come to the market of El Obeid are mounted on their bulls, which are fine animals and apparently very docile. A large cushion of plaited straw serves as a saddle. A rope passing through the animal's nose answers perfectly for a bridle. These cattle are also used as beasts of burden. The costume of the Baggaras consists merely of a loose cotton sack with wide sleeves. Although they manufacture excellent broad-brimmed hats of plaited straw, which are an excellent protection against the rays of a burning sun, they are always seen with their heads not only bare but shaved. The Baggaras, like all the Bedouins, always go armed. They carry no shieldslike the other tribes, but they generally wear a sword and always hold in hand three or four lances, whose heads exhibit a great variety of forms. Most have that of an elongated leaf, but there are some which are barbed with much art and ingenuity. The handsomest lance heads come from Darfur and the south."

The chief tribes which come under the name of Baggara are as follows* :— Name.