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KUNYT WOMEN.
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The dress of the woman in Photograph No. 207, did not give the detail of the female Kunyt costume so perfectly as it is represented in this plate. In the present instance the striped blanket scarf or plaid, worn over the under garments and crossed on the chest, is fastened in front by the curious brass brooches which are called "perchook" or "bamroo;" and their similarity to ancient Irish and Scotch brooches, as well in shape as in their mode of use, will be at once recognized. The warm, soft plaids form a most efficient protection to the wearer from the often severe climate of the Himalayas; and when combined with the jaunty cap, and adornment of the hair with tassels and knots of brightly dyed wools, have a very picturesque effect. Some of the Kunyt girls are decidedly pretty, with ruddy complexions, and those represented in the Photograph are perhaps fair specimens of their class.