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ending in a long and flowing loose end. From round 

 his neck to below his waist hung a thick sort of cloak 

 of entirely loose fibres ; and round his head was a fibre 

 fillet ending at the back in a branch of long loose ends, 

 which hung down over his neck. The whole of his 

 hands to above the wrists, and the whole of his feet to 

 above the ankles, were dyed of that deep Indian red colour 

 (procured from Bixa orelland) which is, strangely enough, 

 so becoming to the red skin of a Redman. The whole 

 of his clothing, except the paint, I can hold in one small 

 bundle in my hand ; yet in this full dress he looked only 

 not a dandy because perfectly becomingly dressed. 



When the appointed day comes and the players are 

 gathered together, each with his quaint shield and many 

 flowing tassels, the group presents, as a whole, as 

 picturesque an appearance as can well be imagined, the 

 almost solely prevalent colours of which are soft and well 

 blended reds, yellows, and browns. 



After all this preparation the game is simplicity it- 

 self. Each party is drawn up in a long single line, the 

 two lines facing each other in such a way that each 

 player has immediately facing him a player of the 

 opposite side of about his own size. There is much 

 stamping of feet, and much shaking of shields, now 

 held high over head, at each other ; and there is much 

 shouting of the word saki, saki, saki, each series of 

 shouts ending in a general roar. Then suddenly the 

 two lines take a hall turn, and march off and 

 about in single file, but the two sides, side by side, the 

 stamping, the shield-shaking and the shouting being 

 still kept up. Those who, judging by the unfortunate stray 

 Redmen seen dazed in Georgetown, think these people 



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