iVofi's oil Haicaiian Petroglyphs. 63 



made b}- visitors to Momomi from the rest of Molokai and the other 

 islands. 



If credence is to be given to these accounts, and there is no 

 reason why it should not be, then a definite minimum limit of age 

 can be placed on the origin of the custom. 



Fig. 42. SLAB OF SANDSTONE SHOWING "FOOTPRINTS." 



An estimate of the number made, taken from the worn down 

 and almost obliterated traces, would be above five hundred. Very 

 frequently they were in pairs. The majority were just about 

 12 inches long, and none were found appreciabl\- longer. There 

 were quite a few 9 inches long, and one pair 4 inches long ; in 

 depth thev varied from .5 inch to 2 inches. Toed "foot-prints" 



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