the South-Sea. 71 



mofi like the Valmatica^xxkd on certain Occafions by Priefts. 

 Their Heads and Legs are generally bare but when Ne- 

 ceflity or Decency obliges them to be cover'd, they have a 

 Cap, jo. which hangs a Flap to cover the Shoulders, and a 

 fort of Buskins or Gamaflies on their Legs. Very few co- 

 ver their Feet, unlefs they happen to be among Stones, 

 when they make themfelves Sandals of Thongs, or of 

 Rufh.es> which they callO/fltaV. The Spaniards have taken 

 up the Ufe of the Chon% or Poncho ^ and of the Buskins, by 

 them call'd Polaina's^ to ride in, becaufe the Poncho keeps 

 out the Rain, is not undone by the Wind, ferves for a Blan- 

 ket at Night, and for a Carpet in the Field. 



All the Cloathing of rhe Women is a long Robe, with- 

 out Sleeves, open from the Top to the Bottom on one fide, 

 where it is held together and girt with a Salh under the 

 Breafts, and on the Shoulders by two Silver Hafps, with 

 Plates of three or four Inches Diameter, This Garment is 

 alfo ealFd Chony, and is always blue, or elfe of a dark 

 gray, inclining to black. In the Towns, they wear over 

 it a Petticoat, and a Veil on their Heads; and in the Coui>- 

 try, a little fquare Piece of Stuff caWdlquella, the two Sides 

 whereof are made faft on the Breaft with a great Silver 

 Pin, which has a flat Head four or five Inches diameter^ 

 by them call'd Toupo. They have long Hair, often in 

 Trejfifes on their Backs, and cut fhort before ; and at their 

 Ears Silver Plates two Inches fquare, like Pendants, which 

 they call OupeHer. The Romans wore fuch, hanging with 

 a Hafp. See Gafpar Bartolini Thorn, de inauribus vete- 

 ran fyntagma. AmfteL 



Their Dwelling is never any other than a Cottage mack Thk BmfgK 

 of the Boughs of Trees, large enough to fhelter a Family 

 together, having nothing but a little Cheft and Sheep-Skins 

 to lie on: They do not ftand in need of much Room* 

 They do not ufe Keys to fecure what they have, Honefty 

 is religioufly obferv'd among them$ but among the Spani- 

 ards they are not fo nice, efpecially the Puelchei y who are 

 expert Thieves. AH theiy Houfes are fcatter'd up and 



