De Natura Animalium 16.11

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Literature: prose
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De Natura Animalium 16.11
Quotation
οὐρὰν δὲ ἔχει δασυτάτην καὶ μελαίνης ἀκράτως χρόας, καὶ εἶεν αὗται αἱ τρίχες καὶ τῶν ἀνθρωπείων λεπτότεραι ἄν, καὶ ἐν μεγάλῳ τίθενται ταύτας ἔχειν Ἰνδῶν αἱ γυναῖκες: καὶ γάρ τοι παραπλέκονται ἐξ αὐτῶν καὶ κοσμοῦνται μάλα ὡραίως, ταῖς πλοκαμῖσι ταῖς συμφύτοις καὶ ταύτας ὑποδέουσαι
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Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Indian women
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Medium/a Ornamenting
Yak hair
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Indian women
Notes
The women plait their hair with yak hair as a sort of hair extension
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