 | John Pinkerton - 1812 - 1030 Seiten
...to an advanced age. The cuftom of tattowing, or puncturing the ikin, prevails. The men are tattowed from the middle of the thigh to above the hips. The...waift, upwards, they are generally naked ; and it feemed to be a cuftom to anoint thefe parts every morning. My friend Attago never failed to do it ;... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 542 Seiten
...to an advanced age. The custom of tattooing or puncturing the skin prevails. The men are tattoiced from the middle of the thigh to above the hips. The...only on their arms and fingers; and there but very slightly. The dress of both sexes consists of a piece of cloth or matting wrapped round the waist,... | |
 | General history - 1815 - 802 Seiten
...even to an advanced age. The custom of tallowing or puncturing the skin prevails. The men are tattowed from the middle of the thigh to above the hips. The...only on their arms and fingers ; and there but very slightly. The dress of both sexes consists of a piece of cloth or malting wrapped round the waist,... | |
 | James Cook - 1821 - 386 Seiten
...even to an advanced age. The custom of tattomng or puncturing the skin prevails. The men are tattowed from the middle of the thigh to above the hips* The...only on their arms and fingers ; and there but very slightly. The dress of both sexes consists of a piece of cloth, or matting, wrapped round the waist,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 530 Seiten
...to an advanced age. The custom of tattowi/ig or puncturing the skin prevails. The men are tattowed from the middle of the thigh to above the hips. The...only on their arms and fingers ; and there but very slightly. The dress of both sexes consists of a piece of cloth or matting wrapped round the waist,... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 636 Seiten
...even to an advanced age. The custom of tattowing or puncturing the skin prevails. The men are (attowed from the middle of the thigh to above the hips. The...only on their arms and fingers ; and there but very slightly. The dress of both sexes consists of a piece of cloth, or matting, wrapped round the waist... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 636 Seiten
...even to an advanced age. The custom of taUowing or puncturing the skin prevails. Time men are sauowad from the middle of the thigh to above the hips. The women have it only on their arms and finges; and timere but very slightly. Time dress of both sexes consists of a piece of cloth, or matting,... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1875 - 646 Seiten
...colours, and exhibit the appearance of ' flowered damask.' 1 In the Tonga Islands ' the men are tattooed from ' the middle of the thigh to above the hips. The women ' are only tattooed on the arms and fingers, and there 4 very slightly.' 2 In the Feejee Islands, on... | |
 | James Cook - 1880 - 538 Seiten
...copper. They have fine eyes, and in general good teeth, even to an advanced age. The men are tattooed from the middle of the thigh to above the hips. The...have it only on their arms and fingers, and there but slightly. The dress of both sexes consists of a piece of cloth or matting wrapped round the waist,... | |
 | 1901 - 574 Seiten
...without food than give up their pipes. Many of the islanders, especially those of rank, are tattooed from the middle of the thigh to above the hips; the women having the tattoo marks, and these but slight ones, on their arms and fingers only. Both sexes have... | |
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The dress of both sexes consists of a piece of cloth or matting wrapped round the waist, and hanging down below the knees. From the waist, upwards, they are generally naked ; and it seemed to be a custom to anoint these parts every morning. 
