. Among the cannibals of New Guinea : being the story of the New Guinea mission of the London Missionary Society . piece of the strongpart of the cocoanut leaf, which acts like a the surface has become large and set it is filledwith ear-rings. In some cases it is severed, and aweight attached to the end, which is worn till theelongated lobe hangs like a tassel from the ear. Thisis then pierced with small holes, which extend allround the edge of the ear, and coral beads laced alongboth sides, which they consider looks very septum of the nose is also pierced, and a neatl
. Among the cannibals of New Guinea : being the story of the New Guinea mission of the London Missionary Society . piece of the strongpart of the cocoanut leaf, which acts like a the surface has become large and set it is filledwith ear-rings. In some cases it is severed, and aweight attached to the end, which is worn till theelongated lobe hangs like a tassel from the ear. Thisis then pierced with small holes, which extend allround the edge of the ear, and coral beads laced alongboth sides, which they consider looks very septum of the nose is also pierced, and a neatlyprepared piece of shell, like a clay pipe-stem slightlycurved, from four to eight inches long, inserted. Thearms are decorated with bracelets and shell armlets,and white cowries are tied to the legs just under theknee. Add to all this a painted face, flowers, and gaycrotons fastened to the arms and legs, and you willform an idea of a New Guinea native in full dressready for the dance, of which they never seem to gettired. Night after night you hear the drums beating,the noise often continuing till
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