| 1789 - 550 pagina’s
...pliant as cloth. Tile men wear tails ut ditfeient animals tied round their thighs, pieces of bral's in their hair, and large ivory rings on their arms; they are alio adorned with the hair of lions, and feathers fattened on their heads, with many other fantaltical... | |
| 1780 - 550 pagina’s
...The cloathing of both fexes is nearly the fame, confining entirely of the hides of oxen, •yvhich are as pliant as cloth. The men wear tails of different...and large ivory rings on their arms ; they are alfo adorncd with the hair of lions, and feathers fattened on theirhead«, with mp.ny other fantaftical... | |
| 1789 - 622 pagina’s
...The cloathing of borw fejes is nearly tb; fame, eonfifiing ccîircly of the hides of osen, which ле as -pliant as cloth. The men wear tails of different...round their thighs, pieces of brafs in their hair, înd large ivory rings on their arms ; rhey are allb adorned wilh the hair if lions, and feathers faftened... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1789 - 614 pagina’s
...nearly the fame, confining entirely of the huics of oxen, which are as pliant as cloth. The men itear tails of different animals tied round their thighs, pieces of brafs in their h.tir, and large ivory rings on tlieir arms; they are alto adorned with the h.iir of lions, and feathers... | |
| 1790 - 734 pagina’s
...pliant as cloth. The men wear tails of différent animals tied round their tlughs, pieces of brafs ;n their hair, and large ivory rings on their arms ;...alfo adorned with the hair of lions, and, feathers faftened on their heads, with many othtr fantaftiral ornaments. When they are about nine years of age... | |
| George Carter - 1791 - 198 pagina’s
...white as ivory, and * their eyes large. The cloathing of both ' fexes is nearly the fame, confifting entirely ' of the hides of oxen, which are as pliant...adorned with the * hair of lions, and feathers fattened in their ' heads, with many other fantaftical orna* ments. * From the difference between the complexion,... | |
| 1792 - 822 pagina’s
...entirely of the hides of oxen, which are as pliant a; cloth. The men wear tails of different aoimals tied round their thighs, pieces of brafs in their...hair, and large ivory rings on their arms ; they are abb adorned with the hair of lions, and feathers fallenedon their heads, with many other famaftical... | |
| William Granger - 1807 - 538 pagina’s
...teeth white as ivory, and their eyes large. The cloathing of both fexes is nearly the fame, confirming entirely of the hides of oxen, which are as pliant...their hair, and large ivory rings on their arms ; they arc ?lfo adorned with the hair of lions, and feathers faftened on their heads, with many other fantaftical... | |
| Nicolas Hamel - 1806 - 266 pagina’s
...avant de k et fans • .. • • comme de l* « '-endue ' plus de * l'habillement E pliant as cloth 1. The men wear tails of different animals. tied round...pieces of brafs in their hair, and large ivory rings 7 on their arms. They are extremely fond of' dogs, which they exchange for cattle ; and they carry... | |
| Richard Brookes - 1812 - 832 pagina’s
...oxen, which are as pliant as cloth. The men wear tails of different animals tied round their loins ; pieces of ,brafs in their hair, and large ivory rings on their arms ; they are adorned alto with the hair of lions, and feathers fattened on their heads, with many other friuaftical... | |
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