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Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"566 - 568. Girls' jackets - "Wadju-rawang"Three short, closed jackets which are very wide and sleeveless, only with armholes; at the top there is a cut-out opening large enough for a head to go through. These interesting jackets are made of transparent European gauze dyed in different colors. They are only worn by unmarried girls and are more transparent the younger the girl is. They form a pretty, youthful bodice of a charming dress."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 146). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller