THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
with pieces of dog-fkin, or chequered at the corners. 
They bring two corners of this garment over the fhoulders, 
and fallen it on the breaft with the other part, which co¬ 
vers the body ; and about the belly, it is again tied with a 
girdle made of mat. Sometimes they cover it with large 
feathers of birds (which feem to be wrought into the piece 
of cloth when it is made), or with dog-lkin; and that 
alone w r e have feen worn as a covering. Over this gar¬ 
ment many of them wear mats, which reach from the 
fhoulders to near the heels. But the molt common outer¬ 
covering is a quantity of the above fedgy plant, badly 
drelfed, which they fallen on a firing to a conliderable 
length, and, throwing it about the fhoulders, let it fall 
down on all lides, as far as the middle of the thighs. When 
they lit down with this upon them, either in their boats, 
or upon the fhore, it would be difficult to diftinguifh them 
from large grey Hones, if their black heads, projecting be¬ 
yond their coverings, did not engage one to a ItriCter exa¬ 
mination. 
By way of ornament, they fix in their heads feathers, or 
combs of bone, or wood, adorned with pearl Ihell, or the 
thin inner Ikin of fome leaf. And in the ears, both of 
men and women, which are pierced, or rather flit, are 
hung fmall pieces of jafper, bits of cloth, or beads when 
they can get them. A few alfo have the feptum of the 
nofe bored in its lower part; but no ornament was worn 
there that we faw ; though one man palfed a twig through 
it, to ffiew us that it was fometimes ufed for that pur- 
pole. They wear long beards, but are fond of having them 
fhaved. 
Some are pun&ured or ftained in the face with curious 
fpiral and other figures, of a black or deep blue colour; 
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1777. 
February. 
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