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fort of garment covered with red feathers- Thefe danced, |777- 

 fung, and twirled the pagge, as before ; but, in general, < — -v— ^ 

 much quicker, and performed fo well, that they had the 

 conftant applaufes of the fpedators. A motion that met 

 with particular approbation, was one in which they held 

 the face afide, as if afliamed, and the p^gge before it. The 

 back, rank clofed before the front one, and that again re- 

 fumed its place, as in the two former dances ; but then they 

 began again, formed a triple row, divided, retreated to each 

 end of the area, and left the greatell part of the ground 

 clear. At that inftant, x.v>io men entered very haflily, and ex- 

 crcifed the clubs which they ufe in battle. They did this, by 

 firfl: twirling them in their hands, and making circular ftrokes 

 before them with great force and quicknefs ; but fo flvilfully 

 managed, that, though Handing quite clofe, they never in- 

 terfered. They fhifted their clubs from hand to hand, 

 with great dexterity; and,. after continuing a little time, 

 kneeled, and made different motions, tolling the clubs up 

 in the air, which they caught as they fell -, and then went 

 off as haflily as they entered. Their heads were covered 

 with pieces of v/hite cloth, tied at the crown (almofl like a 

 night- cap) with a wreath of foliage round the forehead ; 

 but they had only very fmall pieces of white cloth tied about 

 their waifls ; probably, that they might be cool, and free 

 from every incumbrance or weight. A perfon with a fpear, 

 drefTed like the former, then came in, and in the fame hafly 

 manner; looking about eagerly, as if in fearch of fomebody 

 to throw it at. He then ran haftily to one fide of the crov,?d in 

 the front, and put himfelf in a threatening attitude, as if he 

 meant toflrike with his fpearatoneof them, bending the knee 

 a little, and trembling, as it were with rage. He continued 

 in this manner only a few feconds, when he moved to the 



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