. garments their parents wore before them, only some of the elder men wrap themselves in cotton. Their favourite ornaments are thick iron wire and thin iron chains, and girls and women so cover their arms and legs with thick wire that they look as if they were in armour. In southern Masailand they also wear a flat neck ornament made of spiral iron wire. These heavy decora- tions cannot readily be taken off; they give their wearers an extraordinary appearance, and make walking difficult to them. The only actual garments the girls wear are leather aprons, which reach from the waist to the knees
. garments their parents wore before them, only some of the elder men wrap themselves in cotton. Their favourite ornaments are thick iron wire and thin iron chains, and girls and women so cover their arms and legs with thick wire that they look as if they were in armour. In southern Masailand they also wear a flat neck ornament made of spiral iron wire. These heavy decora- tions cannot readily be taken off; they give their wearers an extraordinary appearance, and make walking difficult to them. The only actual garments the girls wear are leather aprons, which reach from the waist to the knees ; the bosom is left bare, at least all of it not covered with iron chains, strings of beads, and so on. Masai men greet each other by holding out the right hand and saying schore or schorelaj sohaj (' Friend, or my friend, I greet you '), to which the proper reply is ebaj. Girls and women never speak first, but must be addressed as doje or sjangiki (maiden or matron) before they can reply, and they never offer their hand till asked for it, but merely reply iico or more rarely tagwenja. If you want them to give you their hand, you must ask for it by saying holele. Spitting- lightly on the face or hands is a sign amongst the Masai, as, MASAI EAR OENAMENT.
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