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The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)

Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 37

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point this way, and the fact that their clothes aremerely adopted as a protection against the weather is shown bythe fact that they remove them altogether when in their huts. We have already said that it does not always follow thateven when the climate is cold, complete dress is brought intouse.… … A WOMAN AND A WITCH DOCTOR OF CENTRAL AFRICA, SHOWINGTHE PART THAT ORNAMENTS MAY PLAY EVEN WHEN CLOTHING IS OF THE SCANTIEST. [See page 6.) {F7-011! a phptog7-a/>h by Captain Ford.) THE ORIGIN OF DRESS ^ g the breast by strings, and was shifted from side to side accord-ing to the direction of…

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