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Hides drying on bamboo frames 



MAKE THE BEST LOOM PICKERS 



We have seen that a tew buffalo hides are tanned, 

 some are made into sandals and baskets bv the natives 

 and a small quantitv ot the verv heaw are used tor pol- 

 ishing purposes, but the bulk is made into rawhide or 

 "buftalo" loom pickers. The hide ot no other animal 

 seems as suitable tor this purpose, as it possesses the neces- 

 sary strength, thickness and elasticity and, because of its 

 being unsuitable tor leather, costs less than hides which 

 can be used tor tanning and other purposes. 



QLIALITY VARIES ACCORDINCi TO 

 LIVING CONDITIONS 



The hides ot the water buffalo, like the hides of domes- 

 tic cattle, varv in qualitv according to the conditions 



