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the record on the body of his wife. The patterns aiv 

 not coloured in the way we usually understood as 

 tattooing. The skin is incised and then rubbed with an 



A Jaluo girl showing one mode of 

 arranging the hair. She has a 

 pattern scarified on the belly. 

 (After Hobley. ) 



irritant which produces a thick scar, or keloid : this 

 method is known as scarification. 



The Kavirondos are keen traders and industrious 

 cultivators. They grow in excess of their own require- 



