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Taweez, three square amulets of gold or silver, sometimes coloured 

 green or red, suspended round the neck by silk threads. 



Sookree, an oval ornament suspended round the neck and below the 

 bosom. 



Zunjeeree, a double chain which is passed over the neck and across the 

 loins and attached behind and before to oval medallions, and falls below 

 the bosom. 



Chelkee, a waist chain. 



Dorhir, armlet of three barrel shaped ornaments like the pootlo, 

 worn below the elbow. 



Banhee, long bangles of embossed gold or silver, worn from the wrist 

 to the shoulder leaving only a small opening at the elbow joint, so that 

 the arm is in fact cased in metal. Ivory armlets are turned on a lathe 

 and sold by weight, and a sufficient number to reach from the wrist to 

 the shoulder may be purchased for 25 rupees. They have a clumsy and 

 disagreeable effect on the sable skins of the women. 



Moree, pointed bangle of gold or silver fastened with silk threads on 

 the w r rist. 



Wadolu, Mungloo, and Kungur, three kinds of bangle for the wrist. 



Moondree, seal rings worn on the fingers. A chain (wung) is attach- 

 ed to the ring on the middle finger, carried round the thumb and fasten- 

 ed to the bracelet. 



JVehr, ring worn on the fore finger of the right hand. 



Aeenu, Mirror ring worn on the thumb. 



Kuriyon, heavy silver anklets each weighing from 40 to 100 rupees. 



Ghinguroon, anklet worn lelow the Kuriyon and fastened with an orna- 

 ment (noora.) 



Paeenzeb, silver anklet worn below the ghinguroon. 



Ungoothee, angular medallions fastened on the toes by rings and some- 

 times ornamented with blue enamel. 



Men of the middle class wear a gold or silver finger ring with a white 

 or red cornelian or other coloured stone, set in it. If set in gold it costs 

 8 or 9 rupees and 8 or 9 annas in silver. The stone costs a rupee. 



Boys wear a ring {walee) through the lobe of the ear ; an ornament 

 (Kewatee) in the rim of the ear ; or Kungna or bracelet on the wrist, and 

 sometimes seal rings {moondree) on the fingers. 



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