Fiji and the Fijians . ^V HAIR-DRtSSIXG. than the white hair. Some heads liave all the ornamentation behind,consisting of a crowd of twisted cords ending in tassels. In others thecords give place to a large red roll, or a sandy projection falling on tlieneck. On one head, all the hair is of a uniform height; hut one-third MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. 125 in front is ashy or sandy, and the rest black, a sharply defined separa-tion dividing the two colours. Not a few are so ingeniously grotesque, asto appear as if done purposely to excite laughter. One has a large knotof fiery hair on his crown, all the
Fiji and the Fijians . ^V HAIR-DRtSSIXG. than the white hair. Some heads liave all the ornamentation behind,consisting of a crowd of twisted cords ending in tassels. In others thecords give place to a large red roll, or a sandy projection falling on tlieneck. On one head, all the hair is of a uniform height; hut one-third MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. 125 in front is ashy or sandy, and the rest black, a sharply defined separa-tion dividing the two colours. Not a few are so ingeniously grotesque, asto appear as if done purposely to excite laughter. One has a large knotof fiery hair on his crown, all the rest of the head being bald. Anotherhas the most of his hair cut away, leaving three or four rows of smallclusters, as if his head were planted with small paint-brushes. A thirdhas his head bare, except where a large patch projects over each , two, or three cords of twisted hair often fall from the right temple,a foot or eighteen inches long. Some men wear a number of thesebraids so as to form a curtain at t
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