II2 
EASTERN ETHIOPIA 
IX 
The sewing is done by means of an awl and pointed 
thread : the latter is a fibre obtained from the bark of 
trees. The string used by them is sometimes made 
The Kikuyu women strive to get many rings through the arti¬ 
ficial openings in their ears. On one occasion I counted 
forty-four rings in the pinna ; the majority were in the lobe- 
loop, but a dozen occupied a slit in the concha. 
from the tendons of animals. The Wa-Kikuyu require 
string for many purposes, such as setting snares, tying 
cane and reeds into bundles, repairing calabashes, string¬ 
ing beads, and weaving bags. 
