AN ACCOUNT OF 
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habitations, were the fame both in fhape and texture, though 
lefs in dimenfion.—It was remarked, that the family kept on 
one fide of the central fire-place, and the fervants on the 
- other. 
OF THEIR DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTS. 
IN a country where no aid could be obtained from the 
affiftance of iron tools, and where every thing which was 
convenient and ufeful could only be produced by much 
time, labour, and patience, and at laft fafhioned by fuch 
poor means as neceflity, flimulating invention, by flow de¬ 
grees brought about, it will not be expedted that their do- 
meftic implements would be numerous. 
Among the things mofl effential to their idea of com- 
See plate VIL fort, were little bafkets, which they always carried about 
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with them; they had different forts, fome of them were of 
^very nice texture, woven from flips of the plantain leaf. 
In thefe they ufually carried their beetle-nut, their comb, and 
their knife ; nor did they omit having a little twine in it, to 
tie up any thing they might want to keep together. They 
, had alfo wooden bafkets with covers, very nicely carved,. 
See plate V. 
N°lZ' and inlaid.with fhells. Thefe they hung up in their houfes^ 
for ufe and decoration.. 
Their 
