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34. Are marks or patterns found more commonly on the 
face, chest, shoulders, arms, stomach, thighs, or back ? 35. In 
the case of women, are there any patterns about the mouth, 
breasts, or abdomen ? 36. Or on the tip of the tongue, as 
observed by Captain Cook in the Sandwich Islands ? 37. Or 
under the armpit ? 38. Does the custom appear to have pre¬ 
vailed from remote times ? 39. Do any marks appear to be 
personal, i.e., peculiar to or distinctive of the individual 
tattooed ? 40. Do the marks appear to be in imitation of 
necklaces, armlets, or other articles of dress or ornament ? 
41. In the case of women, are any marks said to be tokens 
of marriage ? 42. Are they regarded as charms to ward off 
danger generally ? 43, Or as marks of religious dedication ? 
44. Are the idols or statues of a country ornamented with 
patterns of the same or a similar character ? 45. In the case 
of young men and women, are the marks or patterns sup¬ 
posed to improve their appearance ? 46. Mention especially 
any instances of the use of a chequered pattern on the fore¬ 
head or elsewhere. 47. Do women tattoo their own sex ? 
48. Are additional marks added in after years ? 49. Is it the 
case that very dark races adopt incision and cicatrices only ? 
50. Are raised scars made by producing “proud flesh”? 
51. Is the colour very generally blue or of a bluish tint? 
52. When the body is painted, is it in addition to tattooing ? 
53. When paint is used instead of or in addition to tattooing, 
is it usually red ? 54. When any particular colour is univer¬ 
sally employed, is it because the pigment is easily procurable 
in the country ? 55. Is it the custom to paint the body in 
broad bands of colour ? 56. Is there any instance of children 
being marked with a black pigment except at Mocha ? 
57. Do any tribes paint their skin black on the death of the 
chief, like the natives of South Alaska ? 58. Or use that 
colour generally as a sign of mourning ? 59. Is the tattoo- 
mark of the individual ever engraved or painted upon his 
tombstone, or upon objects belonging to him ? 60. Are the 
tattooed or painted designs related to totemism or exogamy ? 
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