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at the waist by a silver chain. None but the 

 western Arabs admit the innovation of drawers 

 (Suruwali). The ' Jama',' or upper garment, is a 

 collarless coat of the best broadcloth, leek- green or 

 some tender colour being preferred. It is secured 

 over the left breast 1 by a silken loop, and the 

 straight wide sleeves are gaily lined. The Kizbao 

 is a kind of waistcoat, covering only the bust : 

 some wear it with sleeves, others without. The 

 Dishdasheh (in Kisawahili Khanzu), a narrow- 

 sleeved shirt, buttoned at the throat and extend- 

 ing to mid-shin, is made of calico (baftah), 

 American drill, and other stuffs called Dorivah. 

 Tarabuzun, and Jamdani. Sailors are known by 

 Khuzerangf, a coarse cotton, stained dingy red- 

 yellow with henna or pomegranate rind, and rank 

 with Wars (bastard saffron) and sharks' oil. 

 Respectable men guard the stomach with a 

 ' Hizam,' generally a Cashmere or Bombay shawl ; 

 others wear sashes of the dust-coloured raw silk 

 manufactured in Oman. The outer garment for 

 chilly weather is the long, tight-sleeved Persian 

 Jubbeh, Jokhah, or Caftan, of European broad- 

 cloth. The Na'alayn, Viatu, or sandals of peculiar 

 shape, made at Zanzibar, have already been de- 

 scribed. Most men shave their heads, and the Sha- 



1 In Moslem countries Christians prefer the right breast. 



