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hanging down behind, interlaced with long red strings, to which
are appended various jewels of silver: a very long cotton shirt,
striped with thin silk: a short gown of similar materials, with
sleeves reaching only to the middle of the arms, and lined at the
corners with coloured silk: a broad sash of coloured silk, fringed,
and the fringe adorned with small pieces of silver coin: and a pair
of trowsers of striped cotton; nearly reaching to the ground. They
wear likewise rings on the fingers, bracelets round the wrists, and
a necklace; and to complete their ornaments, the face, bosom, and
backs of the hands, are marked with black spots, stars, and other
figures in black.
The dress of a female peasant consists of a white handkerchief,
passing round the head, and tied behind; a band of black silk
reaching to the forehead; a triangular mask of black silk, fastened
behind by two of it’s corners, and prevented from slipping down
by a ribband passing to the forehead; and a very wide shirt of
blue cotton, reaching to the feet, with large’sleeves. The man
wears a cap of red cloth, with a band of white cotton rolled round
it to form the turban; a shirt of yellowish cotton, not reaching to
the knees, and a sash of red cloth.
The bedoween wears a shirt of coarse woollen cloth, tied round
the waist commonly with a girdle of red or blue woollen; and a
sort of cloak, wound about the head, and descending to the calf of
the leg: this dress is common to both sexes, but the cloak of the*
woman is somewhat longer, and folded up to the girdle; and she
has usually a piece of cloth passing over the forehead, and tied
under the chin. In a basket resting on the back, or supported