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diadem. This^ whenever thej salute^ thev raise 

 a little, as a mark of courtesy, and on going to 

 war ornament it with a number of beautiful 

 plumes. They also wear around the body a long 

 woollen girdle, or sash, handsomely wrought. 

 Persons of rank wear woollen boots of various 

 colours, and leather sandals, called clicUe, but 

 the common people always go bare-footed. 



The women are clad with much modesty and 

 simplicity. Their dress is entirely of wool, and, 

 agreeable to the national taste, of a greenish blue 

 colour. It consists of a tunic, a girdle, and a 

 short cloak, called ichella, which is fastened be- 

 fore with a silver buckle. The tunic, called 

 chiamal, is long, and descends to the feet, it is 

 without sleeves, and is fastened upon the shoulder 

 by silver brooches or buckles. This dress, sanc- 

 tioned by custom, is never varied ; but, to gratify 

 their love of finery, they adorn themselves with 

 all those trink#ls which caprice or vanity sug- 

 gests. They divide their hair into several 

 tresses, which float in graceful negligence over 

 their shoulders, and decorate their heads with a 

 species of false emerald, called g//a7zc, held by 

 them in high estimation. Their necklaces and 

 bracelets are of glass, and their ear-rings, which 

 are square, of silver ; they have rings upon each 

 finger, the greater part of which are of silver. 

 It is calculated that more than a hundred thou- 



