tobes

Sometimes the tobes are variegated in colour, as are the trousers; but the sombre, or pure white, are the most popular.

The colour of these tobes is generally blue-black, dyed with indigo; some are glazed with gum.

All the rest of his people were bare-headed, and were covered with dirty tobes.

They dye tobes and raw cotton, and cotton twist; the work is carried on in the open air.