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met with in Africa. They are distinctly ladylike in both 
manner and physique. Their figures are slender and 
well formed, without the abnormal development about 
the hips characteristic of the negro. They share, like the 
men, the dark gums and the bad sets of teeth. The hair 
is shaved off totally, leaving a shiny scalp. As to dress, 
they are very decent, and almost classical, if a stinking 
greasy hide can have anything to do with things classi- 
cal. They wear a dressed bullock’s hide from which the 
hair has been scraped. This is tied over the left shoulder, 
MASAI GIRLS. 
passing under the right arm. A beaded belt confines it 
round the waist, leaving only one limb partly exposed. 
Frequently it is slipped off the shoulder, and depends 
entirely from the waist, leaving the bosom exposed. 
Their ornaments are of a very remarkable nature. Round 
the legs from the ankles to the knees, telegraph wire is 
coiled closely in spiral fashion. So awkward is this orna- 
ment that the wearer cannot walk properly, she cannot 
sit down or rise up like any other human being, and she 
cannot run. Round the arms she has wire similarly 
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