NEW ZEALANDER. 
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which the chief was distinguished. The accom¬ 
panying representation of the head and face of 
’Honghi,* the celebrated New Zealand warrior ? 
who was among the party that arrived this morning 
at the settlement, will convey no inaccurate idea of 
the effect of this singular practice. The tatauing of 
the face of a New Zealander, answering the pur¬ 
pose of the particular stripe or colour of the High* 
lander’s plaid, marks the clan or tribe to which he 
* The bust, from which, by the kindness of the Secre¬ 
tary of the Church Missionary Society, the drawing of the 
above is taken, was executed with great fidelity by 'HongM 
during a visit to Port Jackson. 
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