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N°. 423. Charuâr. Kajô Entsâu; as before, 75 cm. in length, row of beads 25 cm. long; 1 black, 



33 white and dull blue, Srdchi. Of adult man who wore on this his apron. 

 N°. 424. Sïre. Tobâdi; girdle string, 1 m. m. thick, 2 m.m. broad, of 3 twisted bunches of shining, red 



brown strips of sago palm leaf: 31 m. long. Made by and for the use of women; was hanging in 



the smoke of a tire place. 

 N°. 425. Sïre. Ingrâs; as N°. 424, 35 m. long; string for suspending with a dark blue bead. 

 N°. 426 and 427. Sïre: Tobâdi; as before; N°. 426, 30 m. long, over 7 m. of middle part Coix seeds, 



at distances of 2 — 3 cm., threated on one of the plaiting strings; N°. 427, 35 m. long, over 10 m. 



of the length at distances of ± 5 cm. with rows of 8 — 12 halved Coix seeds strung on. 

 N°. 42S. Srre. Ingrau; as before, 10.5 m. long, over 3 m. of the length with pairs of Coix seeds threated 



on as above: besides at 4 places a plait with Coix hanging down, split at lower end. Use as 



before, the plaits depending in pairs on the hips. 

 N°. 429. Sïre. Ingrau; strips for the manufacture of girdle strings N 03 - 424 — 428, mostly 1.50 m. long. 



PUBIC GIRDLES. 



N°. 430. Liki; apron, 22 cm. broad, 55 cm.- long, from 22 bundles of double long, yellow white strips 

 of bark, sobor, suspended by their middle over an 85 cm. long string, (three-stranded cord, laid 

 double); loop festooned (fig. 56), by thinner cord, at the same time entwining the bundles below 

 the suspension cord. Alongside each side of apron projecting strings, ninw, 3 and 4 respectively, of 

 black beads, nèningè. Man's wear (see figs. 28, 51 and 55). 



N°. 431. Mâr. Mios Kôrwâr; seven strips (epidermis with sclerenchym fibres and vascular bundles) 

 of leaf stalks of Musa species, nibief; 125 cm. long, 14cm. broad in the middle, 45 cm. at the 

 foot; transversely and longitudinally folded and rolled up; tied to a bundle by vegetable fibre; 

 kept in stock, suspended in the smoke of a fire. Perineal bands for men (see fig. 76). 



N°. 432. PL XIV, fig. 3. ',. Naii tire. Kwatisoré; strip as N°. 431, over 35 cm. of the length at 

 9 places entwined with strips of red calico, âhu babrè, and black strips of Pandanus leaf, 

 ambrare, the ends hanging down like fringe ; strips of nau urè, of red calico and black and yellow, 

 munigrè, Pandanus leaf hanging on to it. Worn by men on spécial occasions. 



Calabashes. 



N°. 433. PI. XV, fig. 4. %. N°. 434, N°. 435, PI. XVI, fig. n. 2 / u . U. Kâjo Entsâu; egg-shaped, long 

 16, 13 and 11.5 cm. resp., broad 7.5, 6 and 6 cm. resp., with opening of 2 — 3 cm. diameter, 

 near blunt pôle, orong. Wall thickness 2 — 4 m.m., weight 31, 17.5 and 15.2 gram resp.. Scorched-in 

 ornament, sa, principally situated between pointed pôle and opening, representing a flying or hovering 

 animal, the head surrounding the opening; pointed pôle often surrounded by several ovals, in con- 

 nection with design on the other side. Obtained from Sèkâ. 



X°. 436. PI. XVI, fig. 12. */,.,. U. Sêkà; as before; ornamented with 3 quadrupeds, one with thickened 

 contours between the legs of each side, one with curled tail. Weight ±16 gr. 



N°. 437. PI. XV, fig. 5 and 5a. 3 / 4 . U. Thaë; pear-shaped, nearly circulai' opening of 2.5 cm. diameter 

 at the middle of the length; wall thickness ± 1 m.m.; opposite to opening ornamented with fig. 5a. 

 Worn vertically, thin end above. Weight 8.3 gr. 



N°. 438. U. Kajô Entsâu; pear-shaped, i2X4-5 c - m -> opening a standing oval, 3.5X2.60.111., thickness 

 of wall abt. 1 m.m.; burst and repaired with fibre lashings; scorched-in ornament. Weight 6.4 gram. 

 Obtained from Sêkrl. 



N°. 439. Oinâke; pear-shaped, 11. 5 X 4 cm., opening as before, 3 X 2 -S cm., scorched-in ornament. From 

 bag X°. 632. Weight 7.4 gr. 

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