Gleichen, Edward, Lord, 1863-1937 · London : E. Arnold · leaf 255
ELIK in connection with chewing very attractive, for when an inferior speaks to a superior, he takes the juicy plug out of his lip and sticks it behind his ear. As in most Oriental countries, so in Abyssinia, the women do most of the hard work, and are treated more as servants than as wives ; they… … A LADY OF HIGH DEGREE. native or American cloth (which is seldom washed), and which, folded in four, forms a very complete covering for the body, and if necessary for the head ; though as a rule the ordinary women go about with their heads uncovered and their hair cut short. They also wear a band…
Menelik II, Negus of Ethiopia, 1844-1913
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