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ward off danger generally ? 47. Or as marks of religious dedi¬ 
cation P 48. Are the idols or statues of a country ornamented 
with patterns of the same or a similar character P 49. In the 
case of young men and women, are the marks or patterns sup¬ 
posed to improve their appearance ? 50. Mention especially 
any instances of the use of a chequered pattern on the forehead 
or elsewhere, as at Noutka Sound and the island of Aratika, 
South Pacific. 51. Do women tattoo their own sex ? 52. Are 
additional marks added in after years ? 53. Is it the case that 
very dark races adopt incision and cicatrices only ? 54. Are 
raised scars made by producing “proud flesh”? 55. Is the 
colour very generally blue or of a bluish tint ? 56. Is red ever 
met with as a stain in tattooing ? 57. When the body is painted, 
is it in addition to tattooing ? 58. When paint is used instead 
of or in addition to tattooing, is it usually red ? 59. When 
used on the body, is it found to be the case that the idols or 
statues of a country are covered with the same colour ? 60. 
Or painted with the same patterns ? 61. When any particular 
colour is universally employed, is it because the pigment is 
easily procurable in the country ? 62. Is it the custom to paint 
the body in broad bands of colour ? 63. Is there any instance 
of children being marked with a black pigment except at 
Mocha ? 64. Do any tribes paint their skin black on the death 
of the chief, like the natives of South Alaska ? 65. Or use that 
colour generally as a sign of mourning ? 66. Is the tattoo- 
mark of the individual ever engraved or painted upon his tomb¬ 
stone ? 
No. LX.—CLOTHING. 
By A. W. FRANKS, Esq., F.R.S. 
1. Is any clothing used, or do the natives go entirely naked P 
2. Is there any distinction made in the clothing of the sexes, or 
of persons of various ranks ? 3. Is it varied according to the 
seasons of the year, or for special festivals ? 4. Are there any 
sumptuary laws as to clothing ? 5. Are any recognized peculiari¬ 
ties of dress restricted to the subdivisions of tribes ? 6. Is any 
deviation in such peculiarities considered improper? 7. Are 
the clothes made by each individual or family ? or are there 
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