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J777- former), about two yards wide, and two and a half long; 

 v_.^-.'-- . at lead, fo long as to go once and a half round the waift, 

 to which it is confined by a girdle or cord. It is double 

 before, and hangs down, like a petticoat, as low as the 

 middle of the leg. The upper part of the garment, above 

 the girdle, is plaited into feveral folds ; fo that, when un- 

 folded, there is cloth fufficient to draw up and wrap round 

 the flioulders; which is very feldom done. This, as to 

 form, is the general drefs ; but large pieces of cloth, and 

 fine matting, are worn only by the fuperior people. The 

 inferior fort are fatisfied with fmall pieces ; and, very often, 

 wear nothing but a covering made of leaves of plants, or 

 the maro, which is a narrow piece of cloth, or matting, like 

 a fafli. This they pafs between the thighs, and wrap 

 round the waift ; but the ufe of it is chiefly confined to the 

 men. In their great haivas, or entertainments, they have 

 various drelTes made for the purpofe ; but the form is al- 

 ways the fame ; and the richeft dreffes are covered, more or 

 lefs, with red feathers. On what particular occafion their 

 Chiefs wear their large red feather-caps, I could not 

 learn. Both men and women fometimes fhade their 

 faces from the fun with little bonnets, made of various 

 materials. 



As the clothing, fo are the ornaments, worn by thofe 

 of both fexes, the fame. The moft common of thefe are 

 necklaces, made of the fruit of the pandanu:, and various 

 fweet-fmelling flowers, which go under the general name 

 of kahulla. Others are compofed of fmall fhells, the wing 

 and leg-bones of birds, fliark's teeth, and other things ; all 

 which hang loofe upon the breaft. In the fame manner, 

 they often wear a mother-of-pearl fliell, neatly polifhed 

 or a ring of the fame fubftance carved, on the upper part 

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