z(-)6 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



in bags made of matting, or of cocoa-nut 

 bafs- The lime which they mix \vith it was 

 contained in pieces of bamboo, or in cala- 

 bafhes. 



Thefc people are, in general, of a rather deep 

 olive colour, and the caft of their countenance 

 announces much affinity between them and the 

 greater part of the inhabitants of the Moluccas : 

 only we remarked fomc who had a very black 

 Ikin, thick lips, and a broad flat nofe, and who 

 appeared to be of a very different race; but all 

 of them had curly hair, and a very wide fore- 

 head. They are, generally, of a pretty tall 

 ftature ; their thighs and legs are by no means 

 mufcular, which is probably owing in a great 

 meafure to the indolent life they lead, and the 

 long Hay they make in their canoes. 



Mod of them had their nofe and ears pierced 

 with holes, in which they wore tortciic-ihell 

 rings. 



Almofr all of them were tattooed, and par- 

 ticuLirlv on the back. 



I remarked with furprife, that, among thefc 

 favages, there was very much difuifed a fondneks 

 for white hair, w iiich form.ed a ftriking contrafl: 

 to the colour of their fkin. No doubt tliefe 

 /rr.i.'X employ lime to ^jroduce this eilecl, as 

 1 have fccn praclifcd in the FVicndly ] (lands. 

 I'hev arc in the habit of pli;ck:;;g out the 



hair 



