Giri (river)
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
A Gombe man near Sikoru, 1934
The full caption reads: 'A Gombe man near Sikoru, in the Giri Swamp who had the misfortune to burn off his lower jaw by smoking himself unconscious with 'has[h]ish' and falling forwards into a fire'.
Across the Giri swamps. Loading my tiny little canoes at Sikoru, 1934
Between the Ubangi and Congo (Zaire) rivers (formerly the Belgian Congo). The caption on the album page reads: 'The Giri Swamps lie between the Ubangui and the Congo Rivers. A greater part of the swamp is flooded primeval forest'.
[In the Giri swamps], 1934
Between the Ubangi and Congo (Zaire) rivers (formerly the Belgian Congo). The caption reads: 'Two days through flooded forest pushing our little canoes through the undergrowth, and under roots of huge trees'.
[In the Giri swamps], 1934
Between the Ubangi and Congo (Zaire) rivers (formerly the Belgian Congo). The caption reads: 'A few square feet of damp soil where I spent the night'.
[In the Giri swamps] - and at Banana, 1934
Showing canoes being loaded or unloaded. The caption on the album page reads: 'The Giri Swamps lie between the Ubangui and the Congo Rivers. A greater part of the swamp is flooded primeval forest'.
Sikoru village in the Giri swamp, 1934
The caption on the album page reads: 'The Giri Swamps lie between the Ubangui and the Congo Rivers. A greater part of the swamp is flooded primeval forest'.
The Giri was like the Norfolk Broads here, 1934
Showing the Giri River. Between the Ubangi and Congo (Zaire) rivers (formerly the Belgian Congo).
We lost our way in the long grass, 1934
Showing several the canoes in the long grass of the swamps. One of the guides appears to be scratching his head. Between the Ubangi and Congo (Zaire) rivers (formerly the Belgian Congo).