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were tied one band running from ear to ear over the head and another 

 running from the forehead to the back of the head. To each side was 

 fastened a flap, about ten inches long and about four inches wide, 

 rounded at the upper end. These consisted of a simple frame made 

 of sticks over which was stretched a piece of white cloth. The rim 

 or border of the flaps was black and had a sprig of herb or grass attached 

 to it. The second part of the costume consisted of four squares, each 

 made of four sticks of reed, about 18 inches long, the ends of two pieces 

 being tied together at each corner of the square. To each corner was 

 fastened an oblong piece of gourd shell with rounded corners which 

 were painted as follows : 



First Square: First piece, concave side white, with a black line 

 in the middle from which short black lines ran upwards like branches 

 on a tree; black spots on the convex side. Second piece, concave side 

 black, with two yellow parallel lines running from end to end and 

 yellow spots on the convex side. Third piece, white on concave side 

 and the lines as well as the spots being black. Fourth piece, concave 

 side yellow with two black (?) lines; spots on concave side yellow. 



Second Square: First piece, concave side white, two black lines; 

 the spots on the convex side also black. Second piece, right half 

 green, left half white, with a black line between the two, and yellow 

 spots on the convex side. Third piece, concave side, marked the 

 same as the first piece in the first square. Fourth piece, concave side, 

 right half yellow, left half green, with green spots on the obverse side. 



Third Square: First piece, white with two black parallel lines, the 

 spots on the obverse side also being black. Second piece, the same as 

 the first. Third piece, concave side green with a black cloud symbol 

 in the centre and black spots on the convex side. Fourth piece, white 

 on concave side, with the same marks on both sides as the first piece 

 in the first square. 



Fourth Square: First piece, concave side white with a small, black 

 cloud symbol in centre and black spots on the convex side. Second 

 piece white with two yellow parallel lines on concave and yellow spots 

 on the convex side. Third piece, concave side white with two black 

 parallel lines on concave side and black spots on convex. Fourth piece 

 the same as the second, only with black spots instead of yellow. 



The convex side of all pieces was alike except the spots, but my 

 notes fail to state whether all were white or left in the natural color. 

 I have reasons to believe that the first was the case. To each corner 

 of the squares were tied small bunches of grasses and herbs. 



It will be noticed, that all of the five ceremonial colors (yellow, 

 green, red, white and black) were used except red, the color of the 



