Tanzania: the search for the most primitive hunting tribe

Bushmen's life completely out of and modern civilization, basically had little contact with the modern people. They usually live in the grasslands of East Africa, similar to the nomadic hunter gatherers, completely rely on for a living, if catch antelope or small animal, then the vegetarian diet, no words to live on wild fruit still hunger; even the natural conditions are very bad, lack of water, a barren, Bushmen can dig out the needed to sustain life food. The dry season directly to sleep in the jungle, the rainy season is simple by a grass shed living; language self-contained, life without money, rarely used outside material. As early as 30000 years ago, their ancestors had beenAfricaThe land owner, their official name is "semitic". However, the Semitic only official said. The Bushmen are more willing to use their own tribal name.

Tanzania

To have the opportunity to visit their village, also follows a team of scouts out hunting, is undoubtedly one of the highlights of our trip to Africa.

The use of formal hunting bows to much more sophisticated, separation and arrow shaft, easy to use

Three villages

Visit the Bushmen tribes do not at the beginning of the journey, but when we heard about this mysterious primitive tribes from the tour guide, he was deeply attracted, so temporary change routes, prepare a day in-depth visits.

Off the road, from the National Park, we took 3 hours to reach a called Chen Chen Village in the rugged path (Chen Chen Village). It is not knownTravelingAttractions, so the camp without water and electricity, have to gather together and live. The very next day early in the morning, in the local tour guide under the leadership of Issa, we drove and walking to the savanna depths of the Bushmen village. Listen to the introduction of Issa, the tribe has a wide distribution, there are hundreds of people, but today we went to visit the village only three thatched house, dozens of people.

Compared to Marseille village has been very simple mud house, here thatch is simple - use the corn stalks, straw, branches, animal fur and waste cloth is simple to build, can only play the role of blocking the heavy rain during the rainy season, the air leakage. Their room is poor, even if we consider essential for clothes, wash supplies, they are not the same as. The Bushmen never wear shoes concept, all of the same colour. Because the prior notice to have visitors, so men and women are dressed in a piece of cloth.

Bushmen boy to accept numerous hunting training to apprenticeship before adulthood

Young men are early in the morning to go out hunting, with women and children sit outside the hut, they have a yellowish red colour, short stature. The children are very shy, estimation without too much contact with the village people, eyes are indigenous to Africa children accustomed shy, curious and friendly.

Bushmen men good at tracking prey is known, once found animal tracks, they will keep on carving of tracking down, no matter how complex terrain, how harsh environment, do not give up. They have a pair of piercing eye in the long-term practice of hunting, can even distinguish between injured animal health and animal footprints. Hunting, 2 to 6 members of 1 hunting team, tracking prey often two or three days to leave the camp. A corner of the village, there are several young boys led by an adult man, in preparation for the bow, in order to take us to a hunting trip. We have to try to put their hands on the bow, had not thought of this miserable tree-branch bow is not only could solve, but must have certain skills in order to open. Even our black driver Deo tried to give up, not to mention our.