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the cloves themselves, and wear them in the 
same manner ; but the way in which they prefer 
wearing them is sewed up in small bags made of 
rich coloured silk, a number of which are hung 
round the neck. The hair, which is neatly 
braided into a profusion of small plaits, hangs 
down nearly to the shoulders, and is confined 
(together with the strings of amber, coral, and 
beads, which decorate it) round the forehead 
with a few strings of small beads by the young 
girls, and, by the married, with a narrow strip 
of silk, or fine cotton cloth, twisted into a string 
about as thick as a finger. To complete their 
dress, a pair of large gold ear-rings dangle al- 
most to touch the shoulders, and, in conse- 
quence of their great weight, would tear their 
ears were they not supported by a little strap of 
thin red leather, which is fastened to one ear- 
ring by a button, and passes over the top of the 
head to the other. The w^alk of these ladies is 
peculiarly majestic and graceful, and their whole 
appearance, although strange to a European ob- 
server, is far from being inelegant. 
The dress of the men, with the exception of 
being smaller and more convenient, is precisely 
the same as that of the people at Kayaye, Blue 
and white are the favourite colours. With the 
rich, the manufacture of the country is replaced 
by India bafts and muslins, both which are em- 
