Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-12
THE NATIVES OF nv ~
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count Of the inhabitants sa'se'es,saHs
and their modes Of trade. j. sae assa
The Port Moresby nat;ra an
longs TO the extensive NOT saoh
great traders. They nr my NH, =,
canoes made Of single fra o se b.
y tribes, with whom they have sa me-,
cial relations. further to tho s Gonna
Flanks can be easily cut s, ~esswsr
canoes . foot and a half !, .On heA
diameter. The houses of n. 'wo lett
built along the edges az s .I Village 4.
plies. just now is busy s..s osaeA q
annual trading voyage i m ssss1a a
siderable numbers of the na,; ,us y Co
district lying further west i 2 til
the pottery Of Port Moreshv - :. eAehaap
canoe trees: The women N.Y. s y
some time been diligently smn aave n
making pottery for the weslrra p'Osa
The process of manufactnre maiss
On q piece of board is nlacsa : aaps
moistened clay. The woman "a NAY 4
only with q smooth stone v SaIusplS
holds IN the left hand, and ,;n nISa 4
shaped piece of wood. soms su =, o.
inches long. in the right, souots !. a.''a
OF the clay, and takinc ,. : ~.
q lump, beats it with the hat ~
stone till it becomes concavo " y
casionally dipping the bat int ). Y
and sprinkling the CLAY TO keen ,' - sa Y
proper degree of moisture, She prsS g's
fashions the pot. 1t is certainlS , rSa'l
able that the sizes and shapes Of M ~
ferent classes of pots turned 81, H. l. W
rough process can be so exac,lv -. "
tanned as they are. The newly fasAi..a a
pots are taken to a fire Of small Lon .' ~
burned, and while hot are sprinklsS ~
q reddish liquor, which eolon Az
Large numbers are made for use !, Nm 49,
and many more for the annual tradi'.
voyages.
Two, and sometimes three laros !,
noes are lashed side by side few \.
apart, and a platform is placed n -
them; on this is piled the pottery "a \
taken to market.
The time of the outward VOYAGE !. /.
ranged SO that the canoes can start Mil
the last Of the southeastern mousom
usually about the early part Of Noysn
Der, and return, with the sago that ~
been given in exchange for the nj,
when the westerly monsoon has set i
Pottery and sage are the chief, but M
the only articles of exchange Elabon,t
regulations govern the movements Of IN
trading fleet. No woman is permiaa
to 60 on board any canoe belonging I
1t. For two months previous to III
start, and during the whole period l
absence from home mp to the end Of Ia
return voyage, the leading men in esa
crew must live apart even from thtu
wives. While under way, if bananas
eaten the skin must on no account i
thrown overheard, for fear OF oiTendiR
the spirits of the deep, who would Ga
be put out If a cocoanut shell, alta
the milk had been drank, was to-
ed into the sea. The wind
are taken on board in an earthenwm
pot. When the feet arrives at its dea
nation, usually Manumanu, on the II
borne river, each leading navigator maEa
his arrangements for trading. He make
over TO friend on shore all the good
he has brought with him, and this idea
feeds him and his followers during IheI
stay, and hands him q certain amount Z
sage to take back. II canoe i y
CURED, the friend points out the ha
and assists to drag it when cut to p
river.
The natives of this part Of New Gus
ca are by no means black. Some Of lhsn
indeed are very light in color, and y
most golden hair is not uncommon
This tint is often met with among Y
Melanesian tribes OF the south seas, w
obtain it by dressing their heads W.
lime. But in the neighborhood q fa'
Moresbv the lining process is unEnO y.
and the tint Of the hair is natural y
women wear the TIT or petticoat q 81.
common in many parts Of the facl~
Their bodies are covered with tattoOlas
The patterns are as a rule very elao0lsa
and perfect Maltese cross o. a
points with q disc in tn center y y
QuentIy seen. The men are @ nea'll
possible without clothing. The SO-.
wear necklaces Of small white Tlng.
beads of shell, intemingIea 4.
black pipe like ''buges. -.
men, who, as in all South sea con, ~
ties, carry most ornaments, adoln -. -
heads with wreaths OF black caa'. ~
feathers and with white plumes q ~ M
atoos, which stick out peyonu
much-frizzled and bushy hair =.
wear crescent shaped gorgets u q u y
she'll on their chests. TINS iSss. VI
ment Is frequently worn by yOuss .s,s
also: but theirs are of dlil g. ..li's
and larger than the mems. Ins h,s
Of New Guinea, except Jew ~. 800
more or less frequent conn - sas
with white men, are still ID - b
ace. Their principal instrument l,9sn ,rsss
uFeenstone adzc. They fasnlCn 80 .1rl,ss
/ ~ eho11o hv uartgin0 line on tbe 800