 | Mungo Park - 1807 - 594 pages
...round, immediately over the forehead. In Bondou the head is encircled with strings of white beads, and a small plate of gold is worn in the middle of the forehead. In Kasson, the ladies decorate their heads in a very tasteful and elegant manner, with white sea-shells.... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 pages
...round immediately over the forehead. In Bondou the head is encircled with strings of white beads, and a small plate of gold is worn in the middle of the forehead. In Kasson, the ladies decorate their headsin a very tasteful and elegant manner, with white sea-shells.... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1816 - 576 pages
...round, immediately over the forehead. In Bondou the head is encircled with strings of white beads, and a small plate of gold is worn in the middle of the forehead. In Kasson, the ladies decorate their heads in a very tasteful and elegant manner, with white sea-shells.... | |
 | Mrs. Hofland (Barbara) - 1828 - 314 pages
...many times round the forehead. In Bondou the head is encircled with strings of white beads, and a K 2 small plate of gold is worn in the middle of the forehead. In Kasson the ladies decorate their heads in a very tasteful and elegant manner with white sea-shells.... | |
 | CHRISTIAN TRAVELLER. - 1841 - 220 pages
...head-dresses of the women. Thus in some districts the head is encircled with strings of white beads, and a small plate of gold is worn in the middle of the forehead; in others the ladies decorate their hends in a very tasteful and elegant manner, with sea-shells ;... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - 1845 - 312 pages
...the person, is never laid aside except in the very hottest weather. They wear no other clothing but a small apron. It is a singular fact that the Kaffer...of which is covered with a colored handkerchief. In some places the hair is raised high hy means of a pad, and decorated with an expensive species of coral... | |
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It is a narrow strip of cotton cloth wrapped many times round, immediately over the forehead. In Bondou, the head is encircled with strings of white beads, and a small plate of gold is worn in the middle of the forehead. In Kasson the ladies decorate... 