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for adornment, and not for purposes of decency. Capes or cloaks are 

 made of nicely dressed monkey, baboon, or hyrax fur. The ivornen wear 

 garments like those of the ]\Iasai— of tanned leather. The skins which 



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are worn are well rubbed with grease, to make them thoroughly supple. 

 Young men usually go entirely naked, only the older ones wearing fur 

 cloaks over the shoulders. Young unmarried girls wear little more 

 clothing than a very small apron of leather ornamented with beads and 



