M AT A B RLE LAND. 
her, some pendent. Round her arms were massive 
brazen bracelets. A blue and white freemason's 
apron appeared in front, and looked strangely anom- 
alous there, though really 
not unbecomingf. From 
her waist also there hung 
down behind a number of 
brilliantly-coloured woollen 
neck-wraps, red being the 
predominant colour. Un- 
der the apron was a sort 
of short black skirt, cover- 
ing the thighs, made of 
wrought ox-hide. Her 
legs and feet were bare, 
but round her ankles were 
the circlets of bells, worn 
by the women to make a 
noise when they dance. 
Her head-dress was de- 
cidedly pretty — a small 
bouquet of artificial flowers 
in front, and amongst the 
hair, standing in all direc- 
tions, feathers of bee-eat- 
ers' tails. A small circu- 
lar ornament, fashioned out of red clay, was on the 
back of her head. She put herself in posture for 
the dance, but did not move very much or ener- 
getically whilst keeping time ; she suffered too much 
from adiposity. She held one of the large oval black 
OX-HIDE SHIELD. 
