They cut their woolly hair quite short, and delight in having the whole person shining with butter.

Their dress is a kilt reaching to the knees; its material is ox-hide, made as soft as cloth.
It is not ungraceful.

A soft skin mantle is thrown across the shoulders when the lady is unemployed, but when engaged in any sort of labor she throws this aside, and works in the kilt alone.

The ornaments most coveted are large brass anklets as thick as the little finger, and armlets of both brass and ivory, the latter often an inch broad.

The rings are so heavy that the ankles are often blistered by the weight pressing down; but it is the fashion, and is borne as magnanimously as tight lacing and tight shoes among ourselves.