. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . the roots of thePiper methysticum, and in old days it was masticated by the pearly teeth of flov/er-clad maidens, but this practice has beenstopped by the missionaries, and is nowonly to be found in out-of-the-way Apia the kava pounding stones formprominent items in domestic furniture,as in the illustration on p. 66. At aceremonial Aaja-drinking the root, reducedto a coarse powder and a mass offibre, is placed in the large bowl, or tanoa,carved out of a solid piece of hard wood,and t
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . the roots of thePiper methysticum, and in old days it was masticated by the pearly teeth of flov/er-clad maidens, but this practice has beenstopped by the missionaries, and is nowonly to be found in out-of-the-way Apia the kava pounding stones formprominent items in domestic furniture,as in the illustration on p. 66. At aceremonial Aaja-drinking the root, reducedto a coarse powder and a mass offibre, is placed in the large bowl, or tanoa,carved out of a solid piece of hard wood,and the tatipou (the girl chosen to act asofficial hostess of the village) proceeds tothe mixing of the beverage with the additionof water. This is stirred and squeezed andthen strained with a bunch of Hibiscusfibres, and the grace with which the wetmop of fibres is whirled round her head isone of the accomplishments of the the kava is ready the master of theceremonies begins his task, which is to callout the names of those to whom the drinkis to be served in turn, and any slight mistake. WOMEN OF RENNELL ISLAND (POLYNESIA).Drawn by Norman H. Hardy. POLYNESIA 65 in the order, or in tlic complicated forms ofaddress or other intricacies of etiquette,might entail gra\-c consequences. As eachname is called, the iatipou fills the coco-nutcup by dipping the bunch of fibres into the between one tribe or one village and another,as an opportunity for friendly contact witlineighbours and with strangers, as a ceremonyin which botlr sexes liad definite responsibili-ties, and played their parts with dignity,
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