. A voyage round the world [microform] : but more particularly to the north-west coast of America, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon : dedicated, by permission to Sir Joseph Banks, Voyages round the world; Botany; Botanique. Earna, tivo. I Tall, four. Areema, jive. Ahonoj fix. A VOYAGE TOTHE Aheto, feven. Ahanou, eight. Heeva, nine. Hoome, ten. In writing thefe words, I have fpelt them as near the pronun- ciation as l^poflibly could; and yet it is probable many of them might ftrike the ear of another perfon
. A voyage round the world [microform] : but more particularly to the north-west coast of America, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon : dedicated, by permission to Sir Joseph Banks, Voyages round the world; Botany; Botanique. Earna, tivo. I Tall, four. Areema, jive. Ahonoj fix. A VOYAGE TOTHE Aheto, feven. Ahanou, eight. Heeva, nine. Hoome, ten. In writing thefe words, I have fpelt them as near the pronun- ciation as l^poflibly could; and yet it is probable many of them might ftrike the ear of another perfon very differently. The fame may be faid in regard to the names of their Chiefs. I (hall juft ob'ferve, that where the accent falls on the letter a, it is generally pronounced broad. Thefe people in general are about the middle fize, rather flen- der, their limbs ftraight and well proportioned. Some of the Arees are inclined to corpulency, particularly the Aree women, and their ikin is fmoother and fofter than thofe of the common rank, but this is owing to want of exercife, and an unlimited in- dulgence in the article of food. They are in general of a nut co- lour, though fome of the women are fairer, and their hands and fingers are remarkably fmall and delicate. Both fexes go naked, except about the waift. The men wear a . narrow piece of cloth, called a marow, barely fufficient to cover the adjacent parts: the ahou, or women's drefs, is much larger, and generally reaches from the waift to the middle of the thigh. The beards of the men are fuffered to grow; their hair is cut clofe on each fide the head, but grows long from the forehead to the back of the neck, fomewhat refembling a helmet. The wo- clofe behind, and on the top of the head j jncn cjuite the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bere
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