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sell, though it is difficult to get them to part with their 

 cattle. 



The lively, restless temperament of the Wakikuyu is far 

 more indicative of their relation to the great Bantu stock than 

 their physical appearance, which resembles that of the Masai. 

 Though seldom above a medium height they are well built, 

 muscular, and strong. Their characters vary very much. 

 Their natural complexion is a rather dark brown, but the fat 



ARM ORNAMENTS OF THE WAKIKUYU. 



with which they smear themselves makes it look red. Their 

 clothes and ornaments are very like those of the Masai and 

 the Wakamba. 



The young men wear their hair arranged in several different 

 styles, but chiefly in that already described in speaking of the 

 Wataveta and Masai. They are fond of binding quantities of 

 feathers from the breast of the guinea-fowl or the wild dove 

 round their heads, so that they look as if they grew there. Boys 



