 ... skins upon their arms, and various ornaments upon their heads, composed of braids of hair, which also hang down upon their breasts on each side. Others wear different ornaments, such as the women of Egypt and Syria use. The older and the married people,...  Stories of Discovery Told by Discoverers - Page 115by Edward Everett Hale - 1883 - 290 pagesFull view - About this book
 | New-York Historical Society - 1841 - 518 pages
...side. Others wear different ornaments, such as the women of Egypt and Syria use. The older and the married people, both men and women, wear many ornaments...than gold, as this is not valued on account of its colour, but is considered by them as the most ordinary of the metals — yellow being the colour especially... | |
 | Conway Robinson, Virginia Historical Society - 1848 - 590 pages
...side. Others wear different ornaments, such as the •women of Egypt and Syria use. The older and the married people, both men and women, wear many ornaments...than gold, as this is not valued on account of its colour, but is considered by them as the most ordinary of the metals — yellow being the colour especially... | |
 | Henry Cruse Murphy - 1875 - 230 pages
...side. Others wear different ornaments, such as the women of Egypt and Syria use. The older and the married people, both men and women, wear many ornaments...than gold, as this is not valued on account of its colour, but is considered by them as the most ordinary of the metals — yellow being the colour especially... | |
 | Henry Cruse Murphy - 1875 - 230 pages
...people, both men and women, wear many ornaments in their cars, hanging down in the oriental manner. Wo saw upon them several pieces of wrought copper, which...than* gold, as this is not valued on account of its colour, but is considered by them as the most ordinary of the metals — yellow being the colour especially... | |
 | HENRY G. MURPHY - 1875 - 222 pages
...side. Others wear different ornaments, such as the women of Egypt and Syria use. The older and the married people, both men and women, wear many ornaments in their ears, hanging clown in the oriental manner. We saw upon them several pieces of wrolight copper, which is more esteemed... | |
 | Barnard Shipp - 1881 - 720 pages
...side. Others wear different ornaments, such as the women of Kgypt and Syria use. The older and the married people, both men and women, wear many ornaments...especially disliked by them ; azure and red are those in the highest estimation with them. Of those things which we gave them, they prized most highly the bells,... | |
 | 1898 - 842 pages
...people, both men and women, ear many ornaments in their ears, hangr down m the oriental manner. We ' upon them several pieces of wrought copper which is...by them than gold, as this is not valued on account |f its color, but is considered by them as most ordinary of metals — yellow bethe color especially... | |
 | Arthur James Weise - 1884 - 446 pages
...men and women, wore many ornaments in their ears, hanging down in Oriental fashion. " We saw on them pieces of wrought copper, which is more esteemed by them than gold, the latter being deemed the most ordinary of metals, yellow being a color much disliked by them. Blue... | |
 | Stephen Denison Peet, J. O. Kinnaman - 1895 - 408 pages
...men and women, wore many ornaments in their ears, hanging down in Oriental fashion. We saw on them pieces of wrought copper, which is more esteemed by them than gold, the latter being deemed the most ordinary of metals, yellow being a color much disliked by them. Blue... | |
 | Guy Carleton Lee, Francis Newton Thorpe - 1903 - 698 pages
...side; others wear different ornaments, such as the women of Egypt and Syria use. The older and the married people, both men and women, wear many ornaments...but is considered by them as the most ordinary of the metals, — yellow being the color especially disliked by them; azure and red are those in highest... | |
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