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Les femmes Barakhas portent toutes une longue robe à 

 manches étroites, qui descend jusqu'aux talons; sur cette robe, une 

 sorte de casaque sans manches, et qui descend également très bas; 

 et sur le tout, une ceinture large dont les dessins géométri- 

 ques tracés avec du fil blanc, sont en tout semblables aux dessins 

 des anciennes poteries des régions du Shira-Mouren et des monts 

 Khin-gan des planches IX et X. N os 98, 99, 100, 101, etc.. Cela 

 parait bien être aussi un héritage laissé par les antiques Tong-hou. 



S ° a 7 Ml 



Fig. 57. Haut de bas d'ho unie - , 

 avec dessins géométriques. 



Pig. 5S. Semelle de chaussure, 

 Khalkas Mongols. 



Il est cependant à noter que parmi ces mêmes Barakhas, quelques 

 uns ont aussi l'habitude d'orner les deux côtés de l'entrée de leurs 



„ Journey in Mongolia,,, nous lisons : page 23 : „ At Khalha Hoshoin Sume we passed across the 

 „ TJrsuui Gol into Barukh territory. The Barukhs occupy the region north of the Khalka river 

 „ and Bur-Nor, are organised into eight banners under much the same conditions as the Chahars, 

 „ and are controlled by a Manchu official usually stationed at Kailar, which is known throughout 

 „ East Mongolia as Amban Hota (Governor Town). The Barukh banners were summoned to 

 „ arms in 1900 to oppose the Russian occupation, and from the temporary sadness which overtook 

 „ most Barukhs when the subject was broached, I gathered that the experience was unpleasant. 

 „ I heard later that the Khailar Amban had provoked hostilities by attacks on inoffensive 

 „ Russians traders, in which the Barukhs displayed some audacity, but that the first skirmish 

 „ with Russian troops — a short affair in which 200 or 300 Mongols lost their lives— sent the 

 „ Barukhs to their tents at tranquillized North-East Mongolia completely. I have small doubt 

 „ that the Chahar banners could be pacified just as easily. 



