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is just over 8 feet iN height, aNd carved out of wood. WheN worN it reaches
about half-way dowN the thighs of the wearer, while the eyeholes are oN
a level with his eyes. (From a photograph aNd sketch by the author.)
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few miNutes at a time.
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