The Horses of the Sahara and the Manners of the DesertDaumas, E. (Eugène)
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The Horses of the Sahara and the Manners of the Desert
Daumas, E. (Eugène)
Arabian horse; Sahara
Five _kate_, or complete suits, for grand occasions,
consisting of an _oughrlila_ or outer garment, a
_cedria_ or waistcoat, a _seroual_ or pair of
trousers; a _haïk_ of silk, a silken cord replacing
the camel's rope; and a cloth burnous: each suit at 60
_douros_ will make 300
Total 388 _douros_.
The wearing apparel of six women will consist of:
Six women's _haïks_, dyed with kermes 60 _douros_.
Six pair of morocco leather boots, embroidered 6
Six woollen girdles 12
Six white _haïks_ worn over the head 6
Six _benica_, or silken hoods 6 _douros_.
Six _aâsaba_, or thread cord by which the women fasten
the _haouly_, or white _haïk_, over their heads 2
Six pair of _kholkhale_, or silver anklets, 20
_douros_ the pair 120
Six pair of _souar_, or bracelets, 7 _douros_ the pair 42
Twelve _bezima_, or silver buckles, used by women to
fasten the _haïk_, 6 _douros_ the pair 36
Six _bezimat el gueursi_, or throat buckles, used to
fasten the _haouly_ under the chin after it has
encircled the head 12
Twelve _ounaiss_, or silver ear-rings set in coral.
Every woman wears two pair 24
Six _mekhranga_, or necklaces of coral and pieces of
money 48
Six necklaces of cloves interspersed with coral 5
Six _zenzela_, or silver chains with a small circular
plate in the middle, called "the scorpion:" the chain
stretches from ear to ear 18
Six _kuerrabar_, or silver boxes which the women hang
from their necks, and in which they put musk and
benjamin 18
Eighteen _khatem_, or silver rings 6
Six _melyaca_, or bracelets of djamous horn 6
Women in the desert do not wear any ornaments of gold;
the whole of their jewelry is in silver.
Total 815 _douros_.
The arms for seven men are:
Five guns for the masters, procured from Algiers, and
mounted in silver 100 _douros_.
Two guns for the servants 20
Five sabres, two of them mounted in silver 40
Five pistols, two of them mounted in silver 35
Four pistols for the negroes 1
Four sabres for the negroes 12
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