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noes were double, that is, two fattened along fide of each
other, by means of tranfverfe flicks, lafhed on with ropes ;
but where that was not the cafe, they had an outrigger, or
narrow piece of plank fixed parallel to one fide of the canoe,
by means of tranfverfe poles, to prevent their overfetting,
All thofe we now faw had not that pr.ofufion of carving,
and fine workmanlhip, mentioned in captain Cook s firft.
voyage, which he obferved in the canoes of the northern
iflands; but feemed rather old, and worn out; they were
not, however, different in the general conformation from,
thofe defcribed there, and always had the diftorted human,
face at the head, the high ftern, and the neat Iharp-pointed'
paddles. The people in them brought for dale feveral ornar
naments, which were new to us, efpecially pieces of green,
nephritic ftone, cut into various forms, Some were of a.
flat fhape, with a (harp edge;, and ferved as the blades of
hatchets, or adzes y fome were formed, into long pieces,,
which are hung into the ear; others were little chiflels,,
inferted. in a wooden handle, and. again others were cut out.
with great labour into a contorted and fquatted figure, fome-
thing refembling the carricature of a man, in which a pair
of monftrous eyes were inferted, made of the mother of,
pearl of an ear-fhell. This laft, which they called, $ teeghee,,
was. worn by perfons- of both fexes, hanging on the br.eaft,,
from a firing patted about the neck, and may perhaps relate
to fome religious matters. They fold us an apron,
made
made of their clofe-wrought cloth, covered with red fea- j1’” -
thers, faced with white dog-lkin, and ornamented with
pieces of "the ear-fhell, which is faid to be worn by the women
in their dances. They brought a number of their
filh-hooks, which are of a remarkable clumfy form, made
of wood, and barbed with a piece of bone, which was jagged,
and which they allured us was human bone. Several
rows of human teeth, drawn on a thread, hung on their
breafts, in the place of, or along with the teeghee, but they
readily fold them to us, in exchange for iron tools, or
trinkets. • A good many dogs were obferved in their canoes,
which they feemed very fond of, and kept tied
with a firing, round their middle; they were of a rough
long-haired fort, with pricked ears, and much refembled
the common fhepherd’s cur, or count Button's chien de berger
(fee his Hill. Nat.) They were of different colours, fome
fpotted, fome quite black, and others perfectly white.
The food which thefe dogs receive is fifh, or the fame as
their mailers live on, who afterwards eat their flefh, and
employ the fur in various ornaments and drefles. They
fold us feveral of thefe animals, among which the old ones
coming into our pofieflion, became extremely fulky, and re-
fufed to take any fuftenance, but fome young ones foon
accuftomed themfelves to our pfovilions. Several of the
New Zeelanders came into the veffel, and fome were conduced
into the cabin, where they received fome prefepts ;
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