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Ear-stretcher. An oblong block of wood, grooved, and bnttoned 

 in the widely-distended ear lobe. 



Length, 4| inches; width, If inches; thickness, H inches. 



Masai tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151239 



Ear-rincis. One made of wood, wrapped with copper wire, and hav- 

 ing two pendants of iron chain. The other is only a plain piece of 

 horn, shaped for the framework of an ear-ring. 



Wii C'hana tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151234 



Ear-ring. Of horn, with wrappings of beads, and fringe or tassels 

 of iron chain. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151233 



Ear-ring. Made of a qnill, cnt and bent into a loop at the tipper end. 



At the lower end hangs a pendant of iron wire chain of native 



manufactnre, so fine and neatly made as to resemble machine 



work. 



Wa Chaga tribe ; Machame district, Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151235 



Ear-rings. Coils of iron wire served at the ends with fine copper Avire. 

 Fringes of iron chain hang down from the coils. Worn by men. 

 Wa Chaga tril)e ; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151563 



Ear-ring. Coil of wire, one tnrn at each end Avoiind yntli fine copper 



wire. This coil is worn horizontally and from it depends a fringe 



of very fine iron chain, each strand spaced off at the to^) with a 



bine bead. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151564 



Ear-ring. A Avorn and broken specimen of the same style as the 

 foregoing. 

 Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151565 



Ear-ring. Wooden ring and fringe of iron chain. Fastened in the 

 ear by means of a stick rnn through the ring behind the lobe of 

 the ear. 

 Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151566 



Ear-ring. Staple of horn, to one prong of Avliich is attached an iron 

 chain with amulets of cow's bone. Worn by men. 

 Wa Chaga tribe ; Kahe district; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151567 



Necklace. Made of Ijeads and brass Avire on leather base; projecting 

 ornament on the edge of the rim, made of a polished disk of shell; 

 pendant, a fringe of small chains. 



Masai tribe; East Africa. 151213 



Nechclace. Made of l)eads of different sizes on a band of leather. 

 Partly fringed Avith small chains and beads. 

 Masai tribe ; East Africa. 151214 



Necklace. Made of beads, with an iron chain fringe. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151228 



