28 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 
ceremony. The women brought imitations. of 
men, women, animals, and birds, carved with 
labour and ingenuity out of sea-horse teeth. The — 
dresses, and the figures of the animals, were not 
badly executed, but there was no attempt at the 
delineation of the countenances; and most of 
the figures were without eyes, ears, and fingers, 
the execution of which would, perhaps, have 
required more delicate instruments than they 
possess. The men set most value on saws; 
huttee-swa-bak, the name by which they dis- 
tinguish them, was a constant cry. Knives were 
held next in estimation. An old sword was 
bartered from the Eddystone, and I shall long re- 
member the universal burst of joy on the happy 
man’s receiving it. It was delightful to witness 
the general interest excited by individual acqui- 
sitions. There was no desire shewn by any one 
to over-reach his neighbour, or to press towards 
any part of the ship where a bargain was making, 
until the person in possession of the ‘place. had 
completed his exchange and removed; and, if any 
article happened to be demanded from the outer 
canoes, the men nearest assisted willingly in 
passing the thing across, Supposing the party 
to belong to one tribe, the total number of the 
tribe must éxceed two hundred persons, as there 
were, probably, one hundred and fifty around the 
