MASAI, TURKANA, SUK, NANDI, ETC. 



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cloaks of dressed leather in addition to the aprons already mentioned. The 

 people of the agricultural section of the Silk (which is that which inhabits 

 the mountains to the south-west of Lake Rudolf) occasionally shield 

 themselves from the cold by mantles of dressed skin, but as a rule the 

 men wear much the same scanty clothing and the same adornments as 

 the Turkana. The Silk do circumcise — at least, circumcision is practised 

 by that section of the Silk people dwelling near Lake Karingo and in 



473. OSTRICH EGG AND ANTELOPE " KNUCKLE-BONE " NECKLACES: Tl 'IIKAN'A, RIVEK KEKIO 



the Upper Kerio Valley. Otherwise, with the exception of the Reshiat 

 people at the north end of Lake Rudolf, and of the Masai and Nandi, 

 none of the tribes of Nilotic origin or affinities have adopted this rite. 



The Silk, like the Turkana. pierce the lower lip. and insert a quill- 

 shaped ornament. They wear much the same rings in their ears as do the 

 Turkana. Ivory bracelets are sometimes seen in addition. The Suk 

 women sometimes shave the head, sometimes let the hair grow normally, 

 and others again — especially the unmarried girls — cut the hair very close 

 to the head on both sides, leaving a ridge like a c<»ck*s comb, which runs 



