[ Dress and Ornaments. ]
The great Gaga Calando97 hath his hair very long, embroidered with many knots of Banba98 shells, which are very rich among them, and about his neck a collar of masoes,99 which are also shells, that are found upon that coast, and are sold among them for the worth of twenty shillings a shell: and about his middle he weareth landes, which are beads made of the ostrich eggs.100 He weareth a palm-cloth about his middle, as fine as silk. His body is carved and cut with sundry works, and every day anointed with the fat of men.101 He weareth a piece of copper cross his nose102, two inches long, and in his ears also. His body is always painted red and white. He hath twenty or thirty wives, which follow him when he goeth abroad; and one of them carrieth his bows and arrows; and four of them carry his cups of drink after him. And when he drinketh they all kneel down, and clap their hands and sing.103
Their women wear their hair with high trompes full of bamba [mbamba] shells, and are anointed with civet.104 They pull out four of their teeth, two above and two below, for a bravery. And those that have not their teeth out are loathsome to them, and shall neither eat nor drink with them. They wear great store of beads about their necks, arms, and legs; about their middles, silk cloths.