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Plate VI. — Head and shoulder patterns for women. 



A. Typical face patterns for women : lip marks, koniho, and an ear pattern, 



omua puaina. 



B. A band across the arm just below the fall of the shoulder, on a woman of 

 Tai-pi Vai, Nnku Hiva (after a sketch by E. S. Handy). 



C. Ear patterns: i. On a woman of Hakaui, Nuku Hiva. — 2. Of Atu Ona, Hiva 



Oa, showing the omuo puaina design around the lobe and the kea design at 

 the back of the car. — 3. Of Tai-pi Vai, showing the puainga design (after a 

 sketch by E. S. Handy). — 4. Of Pua Ma'u, Hiva Oa, showing around the 

 lobe the aniatiu (anihaupcka, Dordillon) motive and back of the ear the 

 po'opito ua puaina. — 5. Of Hiva Oa. — 6. A woman's pattern on a man of Pua 

 Ma'u, Hiva Oa — a rare occurrence. 



Plate VII. — Hand patterns. Motives from Fatu Hiva and Taiiu Ata. 



A. On a woman of Fatu Hiva: i. The back of the hand. — 2. The palm, show- 

 ing the pariho motive on the underwrist around the palm, the mata (a), the 

 tamau (b), and the pariho (c). 



B. On a woman of Tabu Ata : I. The back, showing the poka'a motive at the 

 base of the middle finger, the pihau (tumu ima, Langsdorff) (a) and the 

 mata (b). — 2. The underwrist 



Plate VIII. — Hand patterns. Motives from Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. 



A. On a man of Nuku Hiva. 



B. On a woman of Hiva Oa, showing the taina van motive between the thumb 

 and index finger, e tua poou (a), ti'i kao (b), and the paa viho (c) around 

 the palm. 



Plate IX. — Hand patterns. Motives from Fatu Hiva and Tahu Ata. 



A. An old pattern of Fatu Hiva called kohi'u (after a drawing made by an old 

 tuhana of Fatu Hiva), showing finger motives, mata va'u ; finger and upper 

 hand units inclusive, nutu kaha; po'i'i (a); kea po'i'i (b) ; hei po'i'i (€),■] 

 and hei ta'avaha (d) around the palm. 



B. On the left hand of a woman of Tahu Ata (for the design on her right 

 hand see Plate X, A), showing the poka'a motive at the base of the fingers ; 

 the po'i'i (a), Pohu (b), and the eia va'u (c). 



C. On a woman of Hiva Oa, done by a tuhuna of Fatu Hiva: i. The back of 

 the hand showing the central oval, the po'i'i motive ; the poka'a at the base 

 of the fingers and the thumb ; matua hce moa (a), ama opea between the 

 thumb and index finger; and the fanaua (b, c). — 2. The palm showing the 

 fanaua motive around the palm, the po'i'i (a), and the piaoliu (b). 



Plate X. — Hand patterns. Motives from Tahu Ata. 



A. On a woman of Tahu Ata: i. The back of the hand, showing the ka'ava 

 motive at the base of the middle finger to the wrist, kou'u (a), poka'a (b), 

 mohovaha (c), and the mata (d). — 2. The underwrist, koua'chi (a). 



B. On a woman of Tahu Ata. (The tattooing was done by the same tuhuna 

 whose work is shown in Plates X, A and IX, B.) i. The back, showing the 

 motives papua (a), c tua poou (b), paka (c), ka'ava (center), fanaua (e), Pohu 

 (f), and ka'ake (g). — 2 Underwrist, showing the motives paa niho around the 

 palm ; papua au ti (b), and the vai o Kena (c). 



Plate XI. — Hand patterns. Variant motives. 



A. Principal units on the hand of a woman of Nuku Hiva, showing the motives 

 mata putona (a), kea (b) , and the mata io (c). (After a sketch by E. S. Handy.) 



B. A representation of a bird on the underwrist of a woman of Nuku Hiva. 



