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41KhamtangThis is a typical skirt worn by Kuki women.It hasa special design at both ends. Kham~ang is one of the mostbeautiful skirts <strong>for</strong> a Kuki woman. Girls wear necklaces ofred and blue colors of carnelian beads.Some girls put asilver hollow ring about one and a half inches in diameterin the lobe of the ear.The Kuki men also wear carnelian beads on both ears,tied with pieces of threads to the lobe of the ear which ispierced to admit the string.Shirt and BlouseMen wear a kind of shirt with short sleeves and anopen front.Women have a blouse of the same design as thatof the men, but shorter. The men's shirt extends below thewaist, while the women's is cut off at the stomach.Head DressesBoth Kuki men and women g row their hair long.Generally,women have two locks of hair which are bound aroundthe head. The Kuki men tie the hair in the shape of a ballat the back of the head.Both men and women wear turbans.Women's turbans are light and short. But men's turbans arelong and heavy. The Kuki chiefs wear different turbans withfeathers in them to distinguish them from ordinary citizens.Most turbans are either black or white.Men's GarmentsKuki men wear aone-piece, long cloth around the

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