TATTOO MARKS
ON THE ARMS OP SOME OF THE NATIVES OF THE GREAT LOO-CHOO BLAND.
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Right arm. Right arm. Left arm.
Oodeemaw. Oôdeemaw. toôga.
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Right arm. Left arm.
This man had
not any mark
on the left
Co6dee 06demaw. to6ga.
The four men, whose arms were marked in the above manner, were young
and of the lower order, probably fishermen. I t appeared to have been done by
puncturing the skin, and staining it with Indian ink in the manner practised by
our seamen.
The above marks are quite as large as the originals; they were on the inner
part of the fore arm, close up to the elbow joint. Some were marked on both
arms, others only on the right, but we did not observe any who had them only
on the left arm.
NAMES OF THE HOURS.
One hour, or one o’clock
Two hours, or two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
It'chee twit'chee.
Nee twit'chee.
Sang twit'chee.
Shee twit'chee.
Goo twifchee.
R06coo twit'chee.
Sit'chee twit'chee.
Fat'chee twit'chee.
Coo twi'tchee.
Joo twit'chee.
Joo it'chee twit'chee.
The day.
- The night.
The day at Loo-Choo, i. e. between sunrise and sunset, is divided into six
hours, as is also the night.
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