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C. Pattern on two men of Ua Pou. 



D. On a man of Hiva Oa, tattooing done by a tuhiina of Fatu Hiva (after a 

 sketch by E. S. Handy). 



E. On the underwrist of a woman of Hiva Oa, an unusual kea motive. 



Plate XII. — Arm and breast patterns for men. Evolutionary types. 



A. An old style of Fatu Hiva (after a drawing by a tuhuna of Fatu Hiva) show- 

 ing breast stripes, H'i heke. 



B. An old style of Nuku Hiva (after a sketch by E. S. Handy from the description 



of an artist of Fatu Hiva). 



C. Detailed drawing of A, showing the motives kea (a), the etua pool (b), the 

 poka'a or paliito (c) , fa'amana (d), ipu ao (e), and the vi'i po'i'i (d and e). 



D. The present style; under-arm, ipu oto ; shoulder disk, puha puaka; chest, 

 ka mo'ehu. 



E. Detailed drawings of B showing the motives nihoniho (a) , po'i'i (b, c). 



Plate XIII. — Arm patterns for men. Typical modern motives, ipu oto. 



A. On a man of Ua Huka. 



B. On three men of Ua Pou showing a variant of the armpit motive, the poka'a (a), 



and the enata (b). Three pairs of squarish ovals, similar to those in A com- 

 plete this arm pattern. 



C. On a man of Fatu Hiva showing the motives puaina (a) ; ti'i o'oka (b) ; 

 the three pairs of ovals, ipu oto: the arm-pit unit, ipu ao; poka'a (c) ; and 

 enata (d). 



Plate XIV. — Body patterns For men. Old and new types. 



A. An unfinished example from Nuku Hiva, typical of all islands at the present 

 time, showing the arm-pit design, ipu katu and chest, teeva. 



B. An old style in back and side patterns from Fatu Hiva (after a drawing by 

 a tuhuna of Fatu Hiva) showing back patches, pahito; ipu oto (a); pahito 

 (b) ; mata (c) : inata (d) ; kohe tua (e), a girdle and leg stripe. 



C. An unfinished back pattern, peka tua, from Nuku Hiva but common to all 

 the Marquesas islands. On Ua Pou this pattern is called moho. 



Plate XV. — A back pattern for women. 



A girdle on a chiefess of Nuku Hiva, showing the motives ka'ake (a), mata (b), 

 and fanaua (c). 



Plate XVI. — Leg motives for women. 



Motives formerly used in Fatu Hiva: koniho (a), mata hoata (b), vai ta keetu 

 (c), pana'o (d), ikeike (e), hei po'i'i (f), akaaka fa'a (g), fa'a mana (h) worn on the 

 inner ankle, mata omo'e (i) worn on the inside of the knee, like the present pahito, 

 puha tahi (j) worn below the knee on the inside of the leg, eia va'u (k) worn on the 

 inside of the calf, nutu kaha (I), tava (m) worn on the inside of the leg above the 

 ankle (after drawings by a tuhuna of Fatu Hiva). 



Plate XVII. — A leg pattern for women. 



The only surviving example, so far as known, of an old style of Nuku Hiva. 



A. Front and side views of the left leg. 



B. Back and side views of the right leg. 



Plate XVIII. — A leg pattern for women. 



Detail of the motives shown in Plate XVH, A. 



