CHAP. V. OF THE TIBBOO. 
black : there is something in their walk, and erect manner of carry- 
ing themselves, which is very striking. Their feet and ankles are 
delicately formed, and are not loaded with a mass of brass or iron, 
but have merely a light anklet of polished silver or copper, sufficient 
to show their jetty skin to more advantage ; they wear also neat 
red shppers. 
The costume for the head is almost universally the same, the 
hair being plaited on each side, in such a manner as to hang down 
on the cheeks, like a fan, or rather in the form of a large dog's 
ear. A piece of leather is fastened from the front to the back 
of the head, in the centre, and through this are passed twenty or 
thirty silver rings, each linked within the other, ending behind in 
a flat silver plate, which is suspended from a few tresses of hair ; 
and in front, b}^ a silver ornament composed of several rings, in this 
form : 
On each side of the head, they wear an ornament of gold and 
rough cut agate, and round it, above the ears, a bandeau of coral, 
cowrie shells, or agates ; several light chains of silver, having round 
bells at the end of them, are attached to the htiir, and when 
dancing, produce a pleasing sound. Their necks are loaded with 
gaudy necklaces, and one-half of their well-formed bosoms is shown 
by the arrangement of their drapery : their arms are bare to the 
shoulders, having above the elbow neat silver rings of the thickness 
of a goosequill, and on the wrists one or two broader and flatter. 
In the ear they wear three or four silver rings of various sizes, the 
largest in circumference hanging the lowest. Their most singular 
ornament is apiece of red coral, through a hole in the right nostril, 
which really does not look unbecoming. The dress is a large shawl 
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