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and long drawn-out, out->of-key chants that I had ever heard. We must record 
these astonishing masses, and try to learn from others what is native tra- 
dition, and what is inept and untutored perversion of European h)ann singing, 
toward which they were aiming. 
I ran out of cinema film on my first crossing of Te Mau'unga and have 
thus returned with more film later in the afternoon. On my first circuit at Pu 
Tuapi's (Ataban's father) garden, he showed me a basket filled with recently 
harvested roots o^ turmeric (te ango) from his garden. We then went further 
up to Pu Paone's garden, where- he was planting new taro, high up on the slopes. 
With Pu Tuapi, I used up two hundred feet of film, recording his use of the 
Polynesian fire plow method of lighting a fire. He did so expertly, with 
minimal effort, using only what he found in the garden, just to light his pipe. 
The boys and I had some sugar cane from him and then climbed to Pu Paone's 
new taro planting. There his daughters and Joseph Poromatua, his son of 
eight years, were cooking large crabs over a fire, beside the garden. The 
boy is called Matua for short. .. shortened names are often made up of the 
last syllables of the larger name. 
The two circuits were wonderfully interesting and relaxing. Later in 
the day, all our party, except Judy, made the circuit to Te Mau'unga' s. 
After the church service this morning at St. James, the whole community assemb- 
led at the regular Monday morning meeting (called " ”, Here, many 
speakers harangued the crowd; later, Rick told us that it was mostly 
about providing us with a ceremonial pakape or series of feasts in different 
households over the week, given to new arrivals to the island, or to those 
who return after a long absence. Thus, we are in for a week of heavy eating 
and much serious visiting. 
Anuta... at the Home of First Chief Jakob Tearaman Pu Koroatu. . .October 22, 1972. 
Don and I have come to the other side of the island to sleep in the home 
of the First Chief, having accepted the Invitation he made yesterday, now 
that our party numbered eight ''scientists'' ashore. 
The afternoon shore boat trip was a daring feat of seamanship — or a 
foolhardy one — in which crewmen brought in the eighteen foot launch through the 
pounding surf at high tide. The huge waves caught the boat and almost cap- 
sized it, and Walter seeing the boat go, leaped into the water and swam ashore. 
The boat swung about to meet the oncoming surf and from there on the five men 
in the water were able to hold it, while Dr. Lee and Rick climbed in and a 
final stack of supplies was hauled out. The boat then did make it out through 
the surf, but it was a dangerous adventure, and I doubt that we shall dare it 
again. 
The First Chief, Jakob Tearaman Pu Koroatu, asked me again if the 
Alpha Helix could take two from here to Santa Cruz to purchase betel nut, 
since all the betel nut trees here were damaged by the hurricane. He 
