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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



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Photograph from Junius B. Wood 



WOMEN OP TOMIL, YAP, WEARING THE NECK ORNAMENT MADE PROM THE HIBISCUS 



Every woman and marriageable girl wears this ornament, which is dyed black, and to 

 appear without it would be immodest. The wide, full skirts, made of the leaves of the 

 coconut tree, prove quite convenient go-carts for the babies. 



" 'If you see any people ashore and 

 there is an old woman among them, rim 

 back to the canoe, for T will go ashore 

 and stay with her tonight.' 



"Soon the men came running back, 

 saying they had seen an old woman. 

 Ijokelekel went ashore and found her. 

 That night, as they talked, he said: 



" 'There are many warriors in Ponape.' 



"The old woman replied that there 

 were few men, but many women on the 

 islands, and that the warriors from Ku- 



saie should stay and make their homes 

 there. 



" 'But I have seen your warriors stand- 

 ing by the thousands on the mountain 

 tops,' said Ijokelekel. 



"Then the old woman, proud to show 

 her knowledge, as all women are, laughed 

 at him and answered : 



" 'They are only palms, and what you 

 think are the waving spears of the war 

 dance are only their branches blowing in 

 the breeze.' 



