I take Blaze into the senior's lodge to go visit Grandma (in a town of less than 300), sure enough, there's a gentleman there that knew what Blaze was. He was an archeologist back in his day. His last dig was in 1976 deep in the Congo, and he stayed with villagers and witnessed the hunts and the lives of the basenjis in the village.
He told me about one hunt.
The basenjis chase antelope into huge nets that are strung up in the forest like barriers. The nets are handmade with ropes and vines. Some of the hunters stay near the net and hide, the majority of the hunters take the basenjis to the water hole and wait. When the antelope arrived, they release the basenjis and chase behind almost soundlessly. You can really hear the gourd bells, which are mostly around the loins. The antelope hit the net and are shot with arrows. The basenjis have to get beaten off… they get a little too excited.
He has some amazing pictures. I'm trying to borrow his album to scan, but he's not comfortable with that idea.
He loves Blaze though and he knows the african word for the breed which I can never remember or pronounce.
Basenji Baby Quilt
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Hey here is the quilt of the now-famous Tyler that I made for my friend's new baby Soji. A basenji baby blanket is way cooler than one with bunnies or teddy bears. Took under 2 days to complete.
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I agree….give me basenjis over bunnies any day. That is really terrific and I am feeling depressed and inadequate now.:D I couldn't draw a basenji with a crayon much less applique one on a baby quilt!!
Pat
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That is very cool!
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Wow very nice
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That is very cool.
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That is awesome! Nice job!
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Very nice. I have 2 basenjis that "help" me quilt. Did you do raw edge applique?
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I luv luv luv luv luv it!!!!!! Ok how can I get my hands on a couple of these lovely quilts??
I agree….give me basenjis over bunnies any day.
Here here!!!
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That is so nice - I'm impressed. :p
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It's beautiful! How can I get one?!? :p