The inhabitants of this country are people of middle size. Their bodies are well- proportioned. Some people pierce their ears and put large objects in them. Others pierce the nostrils and put in round stones. Another place they
pierce is the lower lip near their gums. They hang stones or pieces of gold. These are so heavy that they make the lip look deformed. Their clothes are very different. Men wear loincloths and large mantles. Women wear wrap-around skirts to their feet and tunics with short sleeves. Sometimes they leave their breasts uncovered.
pierce: v. to make a hole in something using a sharp object loincloths: n. pieces of cloth that hang down from around the waist
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