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leathern cape about the shoulders or over one shoulder, 
tie a narrow leather girdle round the waist, in which 
to stick a knife or wooden club, and don their leather 
sandals, of which, by-the-bye, they are continually 
cutting out fresh pairs from new ox-hides, this being 
almost the only form of work they do not consider 
menial. When going to war, however, these simple 
adornments above described are considerably added to. 
The leather cape is removed, and its place is taken— 
firstly, by a long piece of cloth, sewn down the middle 
with a coloured stripe; and secondly, by a thick cara¬ 
pace made of kite’s feathers, or, as in my sketch, by a 
cape made of the skins of the Colobus monkey. A 
cap of Colobus skin may also be worn on the head, or 
a striking head-dress made of ostrich feathers, and 
shaped roughly like an ellipse. The leather cape 
which ordinarilv is worn round the shoulders will now 
be twisted round the waist like a belt, and in the folds 
of this are secured the knobkerry (Ol-oikuma) and the 
Ol-alem or sword. Sometimes a ring of goatskin, 
with the fur outside, or a strip of Colobus skin, will 
be worn round the ankles, and then, with a long- 
bladed spear and shield four feet high, the equipment 
of a Masai warrior is complete. 
The hair of the men is combed out into long 
frizzles, artificially lengthened with strips of bark, 
and stiffened with clay and fat. Sometimes it is worn 
in long locks like rats’-tails, or more frequently it is 
drawn into a couple of pig-tails both over the forehead 
and at the nape of the neck. The women usually 
shave their heads, wholly or in part, and bestow little 
care on that part of their person. On the other hand, 
they are much more extensively clothed than the men, 
being enwrapped generally from head to feet in ample 
garments of dressed leather. Their necks, wrists, 
