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HINDU BARBER AT WORK IN THE NATIVE QUARTER, CRATER, ADEN |
SAKAI NOSE PIPERS PERFORM A DUET |
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| The Hindus who have made Aden their home are mostly Banian traders, artisans, and menial servants. Many of them have small unpretending shops, others carry on their particular trade in the open streets. The barber's profession is not to be despised in this hot and arid land, where, in conformity with custom and convenience, closely-shaven heads are favoured alike by those of high and low degree | Among various primitive accomplishments of the Sakais that of music-making by means of blowing with their nostrils through a reed-pipe is not the least remarkable, and their delight in the two or three weird notes thus produced is unbounded |