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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(DECEMBER, 1907.
272. Members of all tribes can eat the food, whether fried or unfried, prepared by a Brahman, but they do not smoke pipes together. Every tribe - nay, even every sub-division - has its own pipe. The same rule holds in the case of fried food. The people do not take fried food with persons not of their own blood, and this custom holds particularly among Brahmans, Rajputs, and Banias.
LXXX. - Olothing and Ornaments. -273. (1) Garments generally differ in fashion, and a distinction between the Hindu, and Muhammadans can be made so that the Hindus keep their buttons to the right, while the Muhammadang keep them to the left. Hindus do not use black cloth, except for trousers, but the Muhammadans use it freely. And the Hindus do not use blue cloth, while Mahammadans do. The Hindus do not shave their heads, while Muhammadans shave their heads clean. The Muhammadans cook big cakes and Hindus small ones.
The names of men's garments are: - Chobaghld, kurta, kamra (shirt), sadrí (vest), pájúnd (drawers or trousers), suthan, salár, gdohi, topi (cap), futühi, kôt (coat), chôgd, chadar (blanket or sheet), doshala (shawl), turban, kamarband (belt).
The Dames of women's garments are:- Dhathu, gdck, dôra, chôlti, tambd, suthan, lóiya, léôtá, ghôndi, chadar (bianket), Kourtd sadri (vest), kamis (shirt), choltú (coat), chabaghla and kamarband (belt).
(2) The following are some of the ornaments for women: - Kad (arm-rings) of gold and silver, kangan (arm-rings) of gold and silver, ponchi, marédru, churi (arm-rings), môndi, drsi, dôra, chandrmán, chak, kanbali, mongré, séd, han phul, tanóré, chains for sédús or kanphuls or tanórés, jhômak, nath (nose-ring), buldk, bésar, pípal patta, lång, phúil and thathi (?), kdch and chhata, kanthi, jómdia, chandarmani har, daxri, dolri, chap kali, indarséni har, konvåra döda, tavia, wald, bdelband, törd, paizeb, pêchdti, chokhati, gunthr, hansli, jhanjdr.
Ornaments for men are - Ziga, chandarman, gokhru, murki, drôtu, bali or kunbal : kuntha, gold and silver ; kara, gold or silver ; môndi, gold or silver ; taviz, malá, and bdaúband.
LXXXI.- Dancing and singing. 274. The women of all the tribes, except those of the Brahmans and Rajputs, can dance. They dance among men in their villages at night. The women of Brahmans and Rajputs do not dance, except at marriages, when they also sing. The türís (minstrels) are, by profession, dancers and singers.
LXXXII. - Table of Occupation.
No.
Name of Tribo.
Occupation.
1 Kshatriyas or Râjpûts 2 Brahmans ... ...
..
Süds
... Military service. ... Teachers of the Vedas and Scriptures ; receivers of gifts
and alms. Merchants and agriculturists. Merchante.
Do. ... Agriculturists ; servants of Brahmans and Rajpats.
Baniâs Bôhras Kanaits
... ... ........
6
...
[ It is to be observed that one Portuguese word kanus and one!Engligh word kot ooour in those liste. - Ed.]
