In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . ed it. The illustration that I o-ive here of a travellincr Tibe-tan lady from Lhassa was taken at Tucker. She woreher hair, of abnormal length and beauty, in one hugetress, and round her head, like an aureole, w^as a circularwooden ornament, on the outer part of which were fast-ened beads of coral, glass, and malachite. The arrange-ment was so heavy that, though it fitted the head well,it had to be supported by means of strings tied to thehair and others passed over the head. By the side of herhead, and hanging by the ears and hair, w
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . ed it. The illustration that I o-ive here of a travellincr Tibe-tan lady from Lhassa was taken at Tucker. She woreher hair, of abnormal length and beauty, in one hugetress, and round her head, like an aureole, w^as a circularwooden ornament, on the outer part of which were fast-ened beads of coral, glass, and malachite. The arrange-ment was so heavy that, though it fitted the head well,it had to be supported by means of strings tied to thehair and others passed over the head. By the side of herhead, and hanging by the ears and hair, w^ere a pair ofhuge silver ear-rings inlaid with malachite, and round herneck three long strings of beads with silver brooches. Considerable modifications necessarily occurred inthese garments and ornaments, according to the localityand the wearers condition in life, but the general linesof their clothing were practically everywhere the a loose silver chain belt was worn considerablybelow the waist, and rings and bracelets were MONEY-BAGS CHAPTER LXV POLYANDRY—MARRIAGE CEREMONIES—JEALOUSY—DIVORCE—IDENTIFI-CATION OF CHILDREN—COURTSHIP—ILLEGITIMACY—ADULTERY That the Tibetans legally recognize polyandry andpolygamy is well known. Very little, however, has hith-erto transpired as to the actual form of these marital cus-toms, so that the details which follow, startling as theymay seem when regarded from a Western stand-point, willbe found not without interest. First of all, I may say that there is not such a thingknown in Tibet as a standard of morality among unmar-ried women of the middle classes; and, therefore, from aTibetan point of view, it is not easy to find an immoralwoman. Notwithstanding this apparently irregular stateof affairs, the womens behavior is better than might beexpected. Like the Shoka girls, they possess a wonder-ful frankness and simplicity of manner, with a certain re-serve which has its allurements ; for the Tibetan
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