Incredibly dirty savages, the women wear short, dark skirts, usually
red, black shawls, ropes of barbaric beads round neck and waist, and
bunches of rattan or black cord rings above their calves. These make
walking ungainly, running impossible, and sitting only feasible with
legs outstretched straight, a highly indecorous attitude in Burma where
convention requires the feet to be concealed
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Striped poncho-like gaberdines and short kilts to the knee complete the
dress of the Brè hill women. The rest is metal work —
massive brass leglets and armlets, silver ear-pendants, and a profusion
of necklaces
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