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SOUTHERN AFRICA, 
of the drapery, to the ancient toga of the Ko- 
mans. 
They are fond of ornaments, and use them 
in great abundance ; frequently wearing armlets 
composed of large brass rings, extending from 
the .wrist to the elbow; as well as one large 
one of ivory, midway between that joint and 
the shoulder. They likewise use anklets of 
similar rings round the ankle joints, and another 
of their ingenious decorations consists of a gir- 
dle of brass rings. This they form from brass 
wire, which they buy from the traders by the 
yard ; they cut it into half-inch lengths, beat 
it flat, and thus bend it into a multiplicity 
of minute rings, which they string on a piece of 
leather, or the sinew of an animal, and then 
tie them round their loins. To this girdle they 
append, oyer the left hip, their tobacco pouch, 
which is generally formed from the skin of 
some small animal, either a monkey, wild cat, 
or viverra. 
These pouches, called by the Hottentots, 
" Dacgha-sacs," are the depositories for all their 
treasures; viz, money, tinder-box, knives, pipes 
and tobacco, kaross-needles, and the likec Their 
pipes are very handsome, and the manufacture 
of them does great credit to their ingenuity. 
They are formed of dark wood, cut into shape 
with the edge of their assegai or spear head. On 
