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Plate XIX. — Detailed studies of a leg pattern for women. 



A. Of motives in Plate XVII. B. 



B. Back thigh units of both legs of patterns in Plate XVII. 



C. Ankle motives of the right leg of pattern in Plate XVII, the rest of the ankle 



and foot pattern being identical with those of the left. 



Plate XX. — A leg pattern for women. 



Detail of the right leg motives of an old style of Ua Pou, the only surviving 

 example to be found today. 



A. Front: paka (a), mata io (b), makamaka (c), vai me'ama (d), honu (e). 



B. Back: po'i'i (a), ku'nke (b), kaka'a (c), mata io (d), vai me'ama (e), pakiei (f), 



pu (g). 



Plate XXI. — A leg pattern for women. 



Detail of the left leg motives of the preceding example : 



A. Front, knee to ankle : iiuita (a), ka'ake (b), pakiei (c), vai me'ama (d). 



B. Back, knee to ankle: ka'ake (a), mata io (b), vai me'ama (cj. 



C. General view of the left leg. 



D. Ankle band. 



E. General view of the right leg, of which detail is shown in Plate XX. 



Plate XXII. — A leg p.\ttern for women. The modern type. 



Typical motives indicating the color of the tattooing as it appears on the skin. 



A. Back pattern: vai pahu (a, left), ka'ake (a, center), mata hoata (b), ka'ake (c). 

 mata hoata (d), ipu ani (e), vai o Kena (f), mata hoata (g), ka'ake (h) and (j), 

 Pohu (i), ipu ani (k, center), ka'ake (k, left and right). 



B. Front pattern: mata hoata (a), po'okohe (h, left and right), kea (b, center), 



ka'ake (c, left and right), pahito (d, left and right), ipu ani (d, center), 

 mata mei nei (e), ka'ake (f, left and right), vai o Kena, sometimes called 

 potia hue or peke ou mei (f, center), Pohu (g, center), mata hoata (h), 

 pahito (i and /, left and right), ka'ake (i and j, center), ipu ani (k), mata 

 hoata (I), ctua poon, sometimes Pohu (m). 

 Plate XXIII. — A leg pattern for women. A varl\nt arrangement on 

 a woman of Pua Ma'u, Hiva Oa. 



A. Front pattern: ka'ake (a, left and right), mata hoata (a, center), aniatiu (h, 

 left and right), ka'ake (b, center), hopiko (d, left and right), po'i'i (d, center), 

 ka'ake (c, left and right), mata hoata if, center), ka'ake (g), etua poou (h), 

 mata hoata (i), pahito (j, left and right), pahito (k, left and right), ka'ake (j 

 and k, center), po'i'i (I), mata hoata (m). 



B. Back pattern: mata hoata (a), ka'ake (b), mata hoata (c), po'i'i (d), ka'ake 



(c), mata hoata (f), ka'ake (g), paa niho (h, around the foot). 



Plate XXIV. — Leg motives for women. 



A and C. Detail of upper tliigh motives omitted from the leg but burned instead 



upon bamboo. 

 B. A general view showing how the motives in Plate XXIII are arranged on 



the leg. 



Plate XXV. — A leg pattern for women. 



Front and rear views of an elaborate leg pattern from Pau Ma'u, showing a com- 

 bination of the fine motives and heavy patches usually worn by men. 



Plate XXVI. — A leg pattern for women. 



A. Detailed study of the motives in the front pattern of Plate XXV : nutu kaha 

 (a-c inclusive), kea (a, center), ka'ake (b), kea (c, center), pahito (d, left 



