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taught them to cover thofe nudities 

 which Europeans are mo ft ftudious to 

 conceal. This the men do by a ftrip 

 of linen or cotton cloth, cither blue or 

 white, pafled between their thighs, and 

 faftened, before and behind, to a ftring, 

 which goes round the waift. This is 

 called a lap, and is the ordinary cover- 

 ing of the Negroes alfo. The women 

 weave a covering from fmall glafs beads, 

 of different colours, ftrung on threads 

 of cotton, and fo difpofed, that, when 

 woven, they form different figures by 

 their different colours. This covering 

 is as large as the two palms of a man's 

 hands, and almoft fquare, except that 

 the upper angle is narrower than the 

 lower. This is faftened before by firings 

 of beads tied round the waift, and hangs 

 before thofe parts which it is intended 

 to conceal. Before the Europeans vi- 

 fited thefe countries, the bark of trees, 



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