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DECEMBER, 1904.]
TATTOOING IN CENTRAL INDIA.
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2. Tattoo Marks from Barwāni State. (Collected by Mr. K. M. Phatak of Barwani.)
(a) Khandesh Bhils.
(Plate VII.)
Signs.
Signs.
.
Caste.
Casto.
Part of the body.
Male or female.
Name of the sign.
Meaning.
Khāndēsh Bhils ... On shoulder
... Malo
... Chauk, #
... Square.
Do.
..
Do.
... Do.
... Isi, raft
(b) Mali Bhils.
(Plate VIII.)
Signs.
Caste.
Part of the body.
Male or female.
Name of the sign.
Meaning
Mali Bhal
On the shoulder.. Male
... Katiyar, after ... Dagger.
... Near the eye
..
Do.
.. Trisül, faryo
... Trident.
... On cheek
Do.
... Kalla, et
... Bangle.
... On forehead
... Do.... Kamân, *4
... Bow.
(c) Charans.
(Plate II.)
Signe.
Caste.
Part of the body.
Male or female.
Name of the sign.
Meaning
Charan
On forehead
Male
... Mālā, are...
.. Rosary.
Do.
... On wrist
...
Do.
.
Katiyür, aftrare ... Dagger.
...On forehead
..
Do.
... Hār, pre ...
... Wreath.
