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A PIEBALD TRIBE : THE MOTU-MOTU PEOPLE OF HOOD’S BAY, AND A 
TYPICAL KALO HOUSE, 
The piebald people are one of the mysteries of New Guinea, and their origin is unex- 
plained. The spear in the warrior’s hand is made of hard redwocd, sharpened, and 
has no metal. The house is built on an open wooden framework, and the flooring 
of the dwelling-room begins at the bottom of the closed-in gable. On this inflam- 
mable floor, within the thatch of flag-grass, they actually have a fire on a mud 
hearth. The slanting pole is a ladder for the inhabitants. In some cases they 
have little ladders for the dogs. 
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