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head. The head, however, is not always covered, for the Achehnese carry loads almost exclusively thereon, which method of transport they call seuʾōn.
![GROUP OF MEN FROM THE XXV MUKIMS.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/The_Achehnese%2C_Volume_1_-_page_26.jpg/250px-The_Achehnese%2C_Volume_1_-_page_26.jpg)
GROUP OF MEN FROM THE XXV MUKIMS.
The usual form of headgear is the kupiah[1], which greatly resembles the Mekka cap in colour. The body of the cap, which is cylindrical in shape, is made of close-pressed tree-cotton divided into narrow vertical ribs by stitching on the lining. On this thin strips of silk or cotton stuffs of various colours are worked together in such a manner
- ↑ These are made by the Achehnese women themselves and are of finer quality than those of Mekka, The price of a kupiah varies from 7–12 dollars.