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DECEMBER, 1904.)
TATTOOING IN CENTRAL INDIA.
805
(1)
Bhilalās-(conid.).
Sigos.
Caste.
Part of the body.
Male or female.
Name of the sign.
Meaning
Bhilala
.. Dagger.
On the front portion Female ... Katar, Re of the leg near the ankle.
Do. ... Do. ... Maud, at....
.. Coronet
worn by the bridegroom.
(8) Kachis. (Plates XIII. and XIV.)
Signs.
Carto.
Part of the body,
Male or female.
Name of the sign.
Moaning.
Kāchi
...JOn either side of the Female ... Sītā ki Rändni, Boiler of portion between
frarent ist. Sitā. elbow and wrist. Do. .
Sitä kä häth, eara Sita's hand.
gre. Rām and Lacbhman, Rama and 1 T . Lachhman.
Do.
Do.
On thumb
Bichchü, foreg
... Scorpion.
. On fingers ...
...
Do.
... Java, 917 ...
... Barley.
. On the back of the
leg.
Do.
... Am kā Jhad, w
a
Mango-tree.
(h) Tadvi Bhilalās.
(Plate XV.)
Sign.
Caste.
Part of the body.
Male or femalo.
Name of the sign.
Meaning.
Taờvi ...
Near the eye
... Female ... Chirliya, percirur... Feathers.
Do. ...
... Between wrist and
elbow.
Do.
.. Katiyār, aitare ... Dagger.
