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exprefTed from the bark of a tree, called kokhi, which they '777- 



June. 



rub brifkly upon the piece that is making. This, at once, 

 leaves a dull brown colour, and a dry glofs upon its fur- 

 face ; the ftamp, at the fame time, making a flight impref- 

 fion, that anfwers no other purpofe that I could fee, but to 

 make the feveral pieces, that are glued together, flick a 

 little more firmly. In this manner they proceed, joining 

 and ftaining by degrees, till they produce a piece of cloth, 

 of fuch length and breadth as tliey want ; generally leav- 

 ing a border, of a foot broad, at the fides, and longer at the 

 ends, unflained. Throughout the whole, if any parts of 

 the original pieces are too thin, or have holes, which is 

 often the cafe, they glue fpare bits upon them, till they be- 

 come of an equal thicknefs. When they want to produce a 

 black colour, they mix the foot procured from an oily nut, 

 called dooedooe, with the juice of the kokka, in different quan- 

 tities, according to the propofed depth of the tinge. They 

 fay, that the black fort of cloth, which is commonly mofl: 

 glazed, makes a cold drefs, but the other a warm one; and, 

 to obtain ftrength in both, they are always careful to join 

 the fmall pieces lengthwife, which makes it impofTible to 

 tear the cloth in any diredlion but one. 



On our return from the country, we met with Feenou, 

 and took him, and another young Chief, on board to din- 

 ner. When our fare was fet upon the table, neither of 

 them would eat a bit ; faying, that they were taboo a%>y. 

 But, after enquiring how the vidluals had been drcflcd, 

 having found that no avy (water) had been ufed in cooking 

 a pig and fome yams, they both fat down, and made a 

 very hearty meal ; and, on being affured that there was no 

 water in the wine, they drank of it alfo. From this we con- 

 jecHiured, that, on fome account or another, they were, at 



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