Objects worn by males and femalesObjects worn on the head:Plate 47a: GAYAGAYA – presumably also worn during dzum zuguneSkull cap made of rows of beads in a circular form arrangedin stripes of colour. A larger one was tied on to the crown ofthe head and a smaller one was worn just above the forehead.Women wore it for funerals as well as for traditional dances,but men only for dances.Plate 47b: ƊUWAƊUWA – presumably also worn during dzum zuguneThe headband was worn in everyday life by women,and also during dances or funeral celebrations. Menwore it only during traditional dances. Regardingtechnique, the rows of beads are fixed together and arestrengthened by a leather backing. The beads are onboth sides, which is the reason why a ɗuwaɗuwaheadband was stiffer than the heke headband below.We are certain that men wore them also during dzumzugune.Plate 47c: HEKE – presumably also worn during dzum zuguneHeadband similar to ɗuwaɗuwa (see Plate 47b). The differentnames refer to the ways the beading is done. A heke consistsof roses of beads in single lines tied together at the pointwhere the colour changes.Objects worn around the neck:Plate 48a: SAMBALA – also worn by men anticipating dzum zuguneNeckband for men and women for traditionaldances and funerals. The beading is sewn ontoa leather strip, half an inch in three rowshaving several tiny beads in each, consistingof various colour stripes. It has one section ofa specific colour in the centre and a loop orrope at the ends for fastening. It was also wornby the young men at Sarara (see Figure 22)who had not yet started dzum zugune.369
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