Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . when the sun isplaying through the thick mass. In young children it de-cidedly turns at times to a blondcolor, the only difference fromthe Caucasian hair being thepronounced coarseness of theformer. As there are no whitepeople living within a radiusof fifty miles, but only ne-groes, mulattoes and zambos,this peculiarity cannot be ex-plained by miscegenation,and may therefore be con-sidered as a racial feature of the Clioco tribe. In men the every-day dress consists of a scantyclout, made of a strip of red calico about one footbroad and five feet l
Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . when the sun isplaying through the thick mass. In young children it de-cidedly turns at times to a blondcolor, the only difference fromthe Caucasian hair being thepronounced coarseness of theformer. As there are no whitepeople living within a radiusof fifty miles, but only ne-groes, mulattoes and zambos,this peculiarity cannot be ex-plained by miscegenation,and may therefore be con-sidered as a racial feature of the Clioco tribe. In men the every-day dress consists of a scantyclout, made of a strip of red calico about one footbroad and five feet long. This clout is passed infront and back of the body over a string tied aroundthe hips, the forward extremity being left longer andflowing like an apron. On feast days the string isreplaced by a broad band of white beads. Aroundthe neck and chest they wear thick cords of the samebeads and on their wrists broad silver cuffs. Hatsare not used; the hair is usually tied with a red rib-bon and often adorned with the bright flowers of Photoi) Counesif National GcograpJtic MaijazineINDIAN GIRL OF THE DARIEN The female outfit is not less simple, consisting ofa piece of calico less than three feet wide and aboutnine feet long, wrapped around the lower part of thebody and reaching a little below the knees. This isall, except that the neck is more or less loaded withbeads or silver coins. But for this the women dis-play less coquetry than the men, which may bebecause they feel sufficiently adorned with theirmere natural charms. Fondness for cheap rings is,however, common to both sexes, and little childrenoften wear earrings or scantiness of the clothingis remedied very effectually byface and body painting, in whichblack and red colors are used,the first exclusively for dailywear. At times men and womenare painted black from the waistdown; at other times it is thewhole body or only the handsand feet, etc., all according tothe days fashion, as was ex-pl
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