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White Karens Gathered On Their Grand Staircase

WHITE KARENS GATHERED ON THEIR GRAND STAIRCASE

White Karen women have the distinction among their tribal kinsfolk of being personally clean. The most notable features of their costume are the many rings of black cord or lacquered rattan wound round their sturdy calves and entailing a clumsy gait, and their huge ear ornaments