The binis usually wear European dress but on festive occasions the old chiefs ceremonial dress reappears.The upper portion of the body is left naked,the only decoration being the coral necklace which denotes a chief.The lower part of the body is swathed in many yards of white cotton cloth to form a skirt-like covering.The illustration shows the chief with a grass plaited fan decorated with a red leather cross and a ceremonial brass sword.
The hair of bini chiefs is cut in a special way so as to allow a high ridge of hair to run across the head from ear to ear.
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