TURKAXA ORNAMENTS 



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Nearly all the Turkana ornaments are made of iron. The 

 bracelets consist of a number of loose rings of wire, and the 

 neck ornaments of six strong iron clasps resembling armour, 

 the wearer being compelled to hold his head up very stiffly. 

 From the upper arm droops a plaited leather ornament generally 



TURKANA WARRIOR. 



ending in a cow's tail, and the legs are often adorned with rings 

 of plaited leather from wliich hang iron chains, or with simple 

 leather bands. In the pierced under lip of both sexes is worn 

 a little brass rod or plaque, and from the nostrils is suspended 

 an oval brass plaque. In the lobes of the ears are inserted a 

 number of little rings, and the 3^oung people wear their hair in 



