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Cloak. Made of cony skius fDe)idrohyra.r validusj; square; tied 



arouud the neck. Worn by males only. 

 Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151586 



Cloak or Cape, Made of eoiiy skins, squared and sewed together. 



Worn over tlie shoulders. 



Size 4 by 2 feet. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kiliiiia-Njaro, East Africa. 151587 



Cloak. Made of cony skins sewed together and simply worn over 

 the shoulders as a ])roteeti()n in cold weather. 



Three feet square. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151588 



Cape. Made of three goatskins sewed together. 



Length, 3 feet 3 inches; width, 21 inches. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Ma-chame district. Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151589 



War Cloth (Maib^re). For trade with the Masai all cloth must be 

 made up into maibere. The red stripe in this specimen is too nar- 

 I row and therefore wis rejected in trade. 



Masai tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151819 



In dress, implements, and in weapons, fashion reigns supreme among these 

 fastidious aborigines. Frequently, an assagai offered in traffic will be re- 

 jected with the remark " We have not used that pattern for ten years. " 



War Cape (Maliti). Made of the feathers of the vulture and the 

 guinea fowl, fastened to a groundwork of goatskin. Worn over 

 the shoulders by Masai warriors. 

 Masai tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 154767 



War Cape (Maliti). Made of the feathers of the vulture and guinea 



fowl, which are fastened to a groundwork of leather. Worn over 

 the shoulders by Masai warriors. 



Masai tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151768 



Beadwork. Parallel bands of beading on leather, sewn to the cloth 

 as an ornament; usually on the bottom of the cloak. 



Misahi tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151245 



Arm-rings. Made of the toe nails of the elephant. Mere bands or 



rings cut out so as to pass over the hand. They are of the same 



width all around, varying from one-fourth to one-twelfth of an inch 



in thickness. 



Doruma, East Africa, 151232 



Armlets. Cut from the butt end of a buffalo horn ; resembling the 

 widely-gaping mouth of the skeleton of a fish. 

 Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151229 



Armlet. Beaded leather band, with fringe of iron chain. Worn by 

 women. 

 Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151225 



Armlet. Beaded leather band. Worn by women. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151226 



