 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1858 - 516 pages
...generally distinguished by their rich ornament of coloured silk, and look very pretty ; and I am sorry I was obliged to give away, as a present, a specimen...small scale, and even these shirts are only used at iome. There is, however, a very considerable degree of industry exercised by the natives of some of... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1858 - 678 pages
...gun cloths, especially the leather bags, are very neat. . . . The people of Timbuktu are veiy expert in the art of adorning their clothing with a fine...of industry exercised by the natives of some of the neighbouring districts, especially Fermagha, who produce very excellent woollen blankets and carpets... | |
 | 1858 - 516 pages
...silk, and look very pretty ; and I am sorry I was obliged to give away, as a present, a specimen whicfi I intended to bring home with me. The people of Timbuktu...small scale, and even these shirts are only used at iome. There is, however, a very considerable degree of industry exercised by the natives of some of... | |
 | Donald Mackenzie - Africa, North - 1877 - 358 pages
...Sansanding from English calico, and richly ornamented with coloured silk. The people of Timbuctoo are experienced in the art of adorning their clothing with a fine stitching of silk. All their foreign merchandise is brought by caravans from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunis ; from this city... | |
 | Fanny Louisa Dorothea Herbertson - Africa - 1902 - 308 pages
...to a greater distance. These shirts are generally distinguished by their rich ornament of coloured silk, and look very pretty ; and I am sorry that I...of industry exercised by the natives of some of the neighbouring districts, who produce very excellent woollen blankets and carpets of various colours,... | |
 | 1858 - 518 pages
...generally distinguished by their rich ornament of coloured silk, and look very pretty ; and I am sorry I was obliged to give away, as a present, a specimen...small scale, and even these shirts are only used at iiuuir. There is, however, a very considerable degree of industry exercised by the natives of some... | |
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I was obliged to give away, as a present, a specimen which I intended to bring home with me. The people of Timbuktu are very experienced in the art of adorning their clothing with a fine stitching of silk, but this is done on a very small scale, and even... 