Like that of Timbuctoo, their turbans are of the finest muslin. The
sleeves of the soldiers are small, those of the merchants wide. The
former have short breeches, the latter long. The officers dress
like the merchants, each according to his circumstances. The caftan
is of silk, in summer, brought from India; instead of the silk
cords worn by the king of Timbuctoo, the king of Housa wears two
silk sashes, three fingers broad, one on each shoulder; they are
50 richly adorned with gold; in one hangs his dagger, and when he
rides out, his sword in the other; he wears not the silk pear in
his turban, as does the king of Timbuctoo. The front of his turban
is embroidered with gold.