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EASTERN ETHIOPIA 



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much at their grotesque 



practice of arranging the hair is dying out because the 

 neighl)Ouring tribes laugli so 

 appearance. The fact that 

 this fashion is disappearing 

 induced me to mention it in 

 this book. Dr. Holult visited 

 the Mashukulumbi country 

 1883-1887 and published an 

 account of the 



mterestmg 



natives. His book contains 



numerous 

 curious chignons 



figures 



of their 



A singular method of shav- 

 ing the head prevails among 

 the Ja-luo. If a man kills 

 an enemy in war, in order to 



The ear of a .Ja-luo cliief ornamented 

 with rings bearing beada. 



The scalp of a .Ta-luo man ^v'lth 

 a pattern shaved up<ra it. (After 

 Hobley. ) 



propitiate the spirit of the 

 dead man, the slayer 

 shaves his head for three 

 days on returning to the 

 village. Tlie men also 

 shave their heads in 

 curious patterns. 



The Ja-luo ornament 

 their ears in a peculiar 

 way. They insert a num- 

 ber of rings along the 

 helix, sometimes as many 

 as fifteen may be counted 

 in one ear. The rino-s 

 bear a small bead known 

 as Nyaluo ; the majority 

 are blue. They differ from 

 the usual trade article. 

 The natives state that 

 they find them in the 

 Maragolia Hills after a 

 heavy thunderstorm ; tliey 



