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the women alone bore this decoration. 

 Chithing was limited, the men as a rule 

 weai'ing the T bandage of native cloth, 

 and the women a loin cloak of the same 

 material, or a leaf dress. The Maories 

 and Hawaiians often had more elabor- 

 ate garments of flax and feather-work 

 for those of rank or to be donned on 

 festival occasions. On these days the 

 garments were more voluminous, aod 

 flowers were added as garlands. 



The Polynesians brought with them 

 into the Pacific the betel-nut chewing 

 liabit, and adopted the intoxicant Kava 

 wherever the plant was found to be in- 

 digenous. Their weapons were feAv, and 

 the almost entire absence of the bow 

 and arrow may be mentioned. 



An important part was played by the 

 custom of tabu, a system of prohibition, 

 forbidding contact with persons or 



Taiwhaio, Maori chief, New Zealand, 

 Polynesian man, adorned with kiwi-feather 

 cloak and holding staff of office. 



Cooking is done by steam- 

 ing or baking in ground 

 ovens, the men taking their 

 share in the preparation of 

 food. A pit was made and 

 filled with wood, upon which 

 stones- were i)ik'd. This was 

 set alight, and, as the fire 

 burned down, the heated 

 stones sank to the bottom. 

 The food to he cooked was 

 then wrai>i)e(l in large green 

 leaves, and placed in the 

 hole upon the stones, covered 

 with leaves and earth, and 

 left for some time. When 

 removed it was inxaiiably 

 found to be completely cook- 

 ed, and in a juicy condition. 



The women folk spent 

 most of their time making 

 bark cloth and baskets, in 

 other domestic duties, and 

 fisliing. 



Tattooing of either the 

 face, trunk oi' limbs was a 

 fairly common custom. In 

 some islands tlie men only 

 were tattooed, while in others 



Men of Yap, Carolines. Tyes of fair Micronesians, showing 

 clothing and palm-leaf baskets. 



Phorto — A. Malsumura 



