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Burma image, WA0316. [Captain Green and two Maru girls.] (Researcher?s notes in brackets)
In the north [the Maru people] all have their hair bobbed in a similar way to the Nungs. ? Both men and women wear a type of short double breasted jacket fastened up on the right shoulder and side. The jacket is now generally made from Chinese cloth but some of the old type of jacket are still seen. They are of similar design and are hand woven in indigo dyed blue cotton, the lower half for about eight inches being woven in a red pattern. The women?s jackets are decorated with cowrie bands on the upper arm and the sleeves and collar are often bound in red or green. Hemp has generally been replaced by cotton and woven in dark indigo which is sometimes relieved with a pale blue narrow stripe. The women?s skirts are longer but of similar design to those of the Nungs and are fastened with the opening on the right. In the north two types of skirts are seen: the one is woven in deep blue and white stripes and the other in narrower red, white and blue stripes. In the south white thread is rarely used. The women wear a band of small brass bells around their hips and a large number of cowrie bands or black lacquered cane rings. The skirt is held in position by a cloth sash. Both men and women wear straight tubular cloth leggings; those of the women are sometimes prettily embroidered? [dissertation, 1934:223-224]
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In the north [the Maru people] all have their hair bobbed in a similar way to the Nungs. ? Both men and women wear a type of short double breasted jacket fastened up on the right shoulder and side. The jacket is now generally made from Chinese cloth but some of the old type of jacket are still seen. They are of similar design and are hand woven in indigo dyed blue cotton, the lower half for about eight inches being woven in a red pattern. The women?s jackets are decorated with cowrie bands on the upper arm and the sleeves and collar are often bound in red or green. Hemp has generally been replaced by cotton and woven in dark indigo which is sometimes relieved with a pale blue narrow stripe. The women?s skirts are longer but of similar design to those of the Nungs and are fastened with the opening on the right. In the north two types of skirts are seen: the one is woven in deep blue and white stripes and the other in narrower red, white and blue stripes. In the south white thread is rarely used. The women wear a band of small brass bells around their hips and a large number of cowrie bands or black lacquered cane rings. The skirt is held in position by a cloth sash. Both men and women wear straight tubular cloth leggings; those of the women are sometimes prettily embroidered? [dissertation, 1934:223-224]
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