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They have large filver crefcentsr, or 'gorgets,, 
which being fufpended by a ribband round the neck, 
lie upon the bread ; and the arms are ornamented 
with filver bands, or bracelets, and filver and sold 
chains, &c. a collar invefts the neck. 
The head, neck, and bread, are painted with ver- 
milion, and fome of the warriors have the fkin of 
the bread, and mufcular parts of the body, very cu- 
rioufly infcribed, or adorned with hieroglyph ick 
fcrolls, flowers, figures of animals, dars, crefcents, 
and the fun in the centre of the bread. This paint- 
ing of the fiefh, I underdand is performed in their 
youth, by pricking the fkin with a needle, until the 
blood darts, and rubbing in a blueifh tinhl, which 
is as permanent as their life. The fhirt hangs loofe 
about the waid, like a frock, or fplit down before, 
refembling a gown, and is fometimes wrapped clofe, 
and the waid encircled by a curious belt or fafli. 
The drefs of the females is fomewhat different 
from that of the men : their flap or petticoat is made 
after a different manner, is larger and longer, reach- 
ing almod to the middle of the leg, and is put 
on differently; they have no fhirt or fhift, but a 
little fhort waidcoat, ufually made of callico, print- 
ed linen, or fine cloth, decorated with lace, beads, 
&c. They never wear boots or dockings, but their 
bufldns reach to the middle of the leg. They never 
cut their hair, but plait it in wreaths, which are 
turned up, and fadened on the crown, with -a filver 
broach, forming a wreathed top- knot, decorated 
with an incredible quantity of filk ribbands, of va- 
rious colours, which dream down on every fide, 
almod to the ground. They never paint, except 
thofe of a particular clafs, when difpofed to grant 
certain favours to the other fex. 
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