. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 94 EASTERN ETHIOPIA weapons and metal ornaments on smiths, usually Ndorobo. Each clan has its own smiths. The decorations of a warrior are very elaborate. He wears ear-rings, ear-studs, and an arm-clamp. When on the warpath he has a cap of ostrich feathers, or a head-dress made from the mane of a lion. On his leg there is an anklet formed from that part of the skin of the Colobus monkey which has long white hair, or the long hair of the go
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 94 EASTERN ETHIOPIA weapons and metal ornaments on smiths, usually Ndorobo. Each clan has its own smiths. The decorations of a warrior are very elaborate. He wears ear-rings, ear-studs, and an arm-clamp. When on the warpath he has a cap of ostrich feathers, or a head-dress made from the mane of a lion. On his leg there is an anklet formed from that part of the skin of the Colobus monkey which has long white hair, or the long hair of the goat. The boys shoot birds with bows. An Arm-r!anip which a Masai warrior wears, but only as iiu ornament. (British iVIuseuni.) and arrows in order to obtain feathers and plumes for the decoration of the warriors. Tlie manly dress that marks the warrior's pride— Two foes he slew before the raid was done, And in their blood his maiden spear was dyed. W. J. The arm-clamps worn by the Masai are of two kinds :—The one worn by warriors is only put on as an ornament. It is taken off when starting on a raid. The arm-ring, which is cut out of a buffalo horn or an. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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