IILAKUA. -'<i 



sort of sliiule was ukuIo of a I'uk' maltiui:; on the rorolu-ad, 

 hold in its place by littin<i; li^jjiilly louiul tlu' iioail. A 

 great mimher of tlieni wear also necklaces of ilogs" lei'lli 

 and lunnan teetli stcnni;' on strini;-. 1 could never get tlieni 

 to i)art witii one of them fiU' any of my wares. Tlie Connno- 

 dore od'ered two muskets for one hut could not ii'et: it ; fortu- 

 nately the nishop got him a very fnu' one and two small 

 ones. These people seem to have more ino-ennily llian 1 

 have seen elsewhere in these islands. It is uott'worlhy what 

 a variety of materials, wdial a diversity of designs exhil)itinif 

 a ren\arkable combination of taste and skill, chara<'terisi> 

 the workmanship of their personal and other ornaments, 

 t^hells ol" various descriptions, cowrie shells, clam shells, 

 miti'c shells, a kind of land sliell, tlu^ ilclix tricolor, the 

 Hulimus, molluM' of pearl shells, seeds, liandxxi and woods 

 of did'erent, kinds, birds' bones, boars" tusks, sharks' t,eetli, 

 ])orpoise teeth, human teeth, and dogs' teeth ; plaited cocoa- 

 nut libre or sinnet, banana and pandamis lea\'es, grasses, 

 fc'athi'i's of birds, as of cot'katoos and pairots. All these; 

 materials, ingeniously wi'ought into dillereul patterns, enter 

 more or less into their necklaces, arndt'ts, eai' and nose 

 ornaments, knee; ornaments, waist belts, bracelets, iVc. The 

 nec'klaces are most vai'ied in their designs, sonu' of thein 

 being composcMl of boai's' tusks burnt- into s(;veral pieces, 

 with tortoise-shell ligiu'cs in the centre repi'esent/mg birds; 

 others of beautifully made liugs of black an<l while shell 

 work, occasionally ol' black rings made of a kind of seed 

 nii.xed with red and white shell woik, or shell work of 

 diU'd'cnl colours, with hmn'u: tcdh as p'^ndants ; sonn' of 



