His features, with the large overcloth or gown thrown over his shoulders, gave him rather the appearance of an Arab Fellatah Sheik, than that of a Grebo chief.
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Overcloth
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Indoors the Naváiyat women wear the robe like other Musalmán women and a bodice with short sleeves and a back. Out of doors they use wooden shoes like those worn by Hindu sanyásis or ascetics, and a checked overcloth which covers their head and the whole body like a veil and cloak.[…]Neither Dáldi, Kákar, Sidi, nor Mápilla women wear the overcloth when they go out-of-doors.
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"Why you wear your cloth—so?" he asked in a low monotone, fixing her with a look that permitted no prevarication and indicating her unusual method of fastening her overcloth over her shoulders instead of under the arms.
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A further essential part of the costume is a long cloth known as the mulembo, which is wrapped around the waist as an overcloth.
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