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MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
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THE group represented shows the dress of the women of Coorg, and the peculiar and very picturesque head dress, which consists of a gay checked or striped handkerchief tied lightly with the ends hanging behind. With ordinary Hindoos the bodice or under jacket has short sleeves, which do not reach the elbow; but the Coorgs wear the sleeves down to the wrists. The ornaments worn by the mother do not differ from those of other Hindoos - necklaces, ear rings, wrist bangles, and bracelets, with anklets of silver or gold.