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stature, advanced through the opening crowd. His 
jet-black hair hung in loose and flowing ringlets on 
his naked shoulders; his necklace was made of a 
vast number of strings of nicely braided human hair, 
tied together behind, while a paraoa (an ornament 
made of a whale’s tooth) hung pendent from it on 
his breast; his wrists were ornamented with brace¬ 
lets, formed of polished tusks of the hog, and his 
ankles with loose buskins, thickly set with dog’s 
teeth, the rattle of which, during the dance, kept 
time with the music of the calabash drum. A beau¬ 
tiful yellow tapa was tastefully fastened round his 
loins, reaching to his knees. He began his dance 
in front of the musicians, and moved forwards and 
backwards, across the area, occasionally chanting 
the achievements of former kings of Hawaii. The 
governor sat at the end of the ring, opposite to the 
musicians, and appeared gratified with the perform¬ 
ance, which continued until the evening. 
