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March. 



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There are found an infinite variety of thefe images, both 

 on the Morals, and within and without their houfes, to which 

 they give different names ; but it foon became obvious to 

 us in how little eftimation they were held, from their fre- 

 quent expreflions of contempt of them, and from their even 

 offering them to fale for trifles. At the fame time, there 

 feldom failed to be fome one particular figure in favour, to 

 which, whilft this preference laded, all their adoration was 

 addreffed. This confifted in arraying it in red cloth ; beat- 

 ing their drums, and finging hymns before it; laying 

 bunches of red feathers, and different forts of vegetables, at 

 its feet ; and expofing a pig, or a dog, to rot on the what t a 

 that flood near it. 



In a bay to the Southward of Karakakooa, a party of our 

 gentlemen were conducted to a large houfe, in which they 

 found the black figure of a man, refting on his fingers and 

 toes, with his head inclined backward j the limbs well 

 formed and exactly proportioned, and the whole beautifully 

 polifhed. This figure the natives called Maee ; and round 

 it were placed thirteen others of rude and diftorted ihapes, 

 which they faid were the Eatooas of fevcral deceafed Chiefs, 

 whofc names they recounted. The place was full of ivhattas, 

 on which lay the remains of their offerings. They likewife 

 give a place in their houfes to many ludicrous and fome 

 obfeene idols, like the Priapus of the ancients. 



It hath been remarked, by former voyagers, that both 

 among the Society and Friendly Iflanders, an adoration is 

 paid to particular birds ; and I am led to believe, that the 

 fame cuftorn prevails here ; and that, probably, the raven is 



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