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Amongst other good services they have aided the artist by reproducing the exact facsimile of the hut in which Dr. Livingstone expired, besides making models of the "kitanda" on which he was carried, and of the village in which his body lay for fourteen days.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 David Livingstone 1843
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My Persian carpet and bear skin were spread out, and a broad piece of bran-new crimson cloth covered my kitanda, or bedstead.
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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A kitanda, or square light bedstead, without valance, fringe, or any superfluity whatever, but nevertheless quite as comfortable as with them, was brought to my tent for my use by the village chief.
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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A kitanda or palanquin had to be made for carrying him.
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone Blaikie, William G. 1880
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In the morning he directed Susi to take down the side of the hut that the kitanda might be brought along, as the door would not admit it, and he was quite unable to walk to it.
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone Blaikie, William G. 1880
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They replaced him in the kitanda, and made the best of their way on the journey.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874
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I am carried four hours each day on a kitanda or frame, like a cot; carried eight hours one day.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874
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To render the kitanda more comfortable another blanket was suspended across the pole, so as to hang down on either side, and allow the air to pass under whilst the sun's rays were fended off fromthe sick man.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874
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The same precautions were used on the other side: the kitanda was brought close to the canoe, so as to prevent any unnecessary pain in disembarking.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874
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The passage occupied some time, and then came the difficult task of conveying the Doctor across, for the canoes were not wide enough to allow the kitanda to be deposited in the bottom of either of them.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874
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