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Rh frequently not the most cleanly, the outer garment in many instances conceals what is not well suited to meet the eye of cleanliness or delicacy. The hair, whenever the dress mats are worn, is well powdered and pomatumed, in which feathers, sharks' teeth, pieces of bone, European buttons, beads, bugles, &c. &c. are fastened, instead of broaches, or other ornaments.

The same articles are collected for necklaces and bracelets, though they make these ornaments sometimes of short pieces of bone, somewhat similar to bugles, which being of various colours, are in many instances arranged with considerable taste. Necklaces are also made of pieces of reed.

The man in the moon, or green amulet, is suspended from the neck upon all occasions of full dress, though indeed it is very commonly worn at other times. There are smaller ones, made to be worn by children. That which I have delineated is of the size usually worn by adults. Rh