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special ceremonies ? 6. Are any peculiar designs employed by 
tlie performers in dances or ceremonies P 7. Is any painting of 
the face employed to heighten beauty, or any application to the 
eyes to increase their lustre ? 8. What are the substances used 
for this purpose ? 9. Is any staining of the nails known ? and is 
it confined to one of the sexes ? 10. Is there any coating 
applied to the body to improve the skin or to keep off insects, 
or any application to the body in the nature of a thick cake of 
paint as by the Boobies of Fernando Po ? 
Tattooing. —11. Is tattooing known P and are there any ac¬ 
counts of its introduction, or legends connected with it ? 12. 
Is it confined to one of the sexes ? 13. At what age is it com¬ 
menced P and is it done at once or at various periods ? 14. Are 
there any ceremonies connected with it ? 15. Is the tattooing 
made by any professional individuals ? and how do they rank P 
16. What remuneration do they receive ? 17. What are the 
pigments employed, and what instruments ? 18. Is any special 
diet observed by the person to be tattooed, or any peculiar 
vessels for feeding him (New Zealand) ? 19. Is tattooing con¬ 
sidered indispensable as a sign of manhood ? 20. Is it con¬ 
nected in any way with pagan worship ? 21. Is the practice 
dying out, or the contrary ? 22. What are the designs employed ? 
and have they any particular significance ? 23. Do they vary 
with the social or family rank of the individual ? 24. Are they 
in any way hereditary ? 25. Is the tattooing symmetrical ? 
26. W^ith what part of the body does it commence ? 27. Is the 
design executed on some preconceived plan ? and is any drawing 
of it prepared beforehand ? 28. Is more than one colour em¬ 
ployed ? [It would be very desirable to obtain drawings of a 
few characteristic designs with native explanations of their 
meaning.] 
Cicatrices. —29. Is the body ornamented in any way with 
raised cicatrices ? 30. How are they made ? and what are the 
substances rubbed into them ? 31. Do they vary according to 
the tribe or rank of the individual ? 32. Is the operation 
attended with much pain or disturbance to the general health ? 
33. At what age are they made ? 
[In the answers to this and the two following sections, it 
would be particularly desirable to obtain photographs or 
drawings. 
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