. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae. Science. •Jkâ-. Jlan on a harpooning platform spearing a dugong. Di'awn by Nàmai of Mawàta. at the same tiiue thi'owing himself into tbe water to increase the force of the thrust. Tlien the canoë is brought aloiig the rope which has run out, and a man with anothev rope dives down and secures a knot round the dugong's tail. Fishing is practised in varions différent ways, and shell-fish are coUected by the women. War. In former times ail kinds of fends took up the native's finie to a great extent. Wai- was preceded by magical and other préparations. The ti
. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae. Science. •Jkâ-. Jlan on a harpooning platform spearing a dugong. Di'awn by Nàmai of Mawàta. at the same tiiue thi'owing himself into tbe water to increase the force of the thrust. Tlien the canoë is brought aloiig the rope which has run out, and a man with anothev rope dives down and secures a knot round the dugong's tail. Fishing is practised in varions différent ways, and shell-fish are coUected by the women. War. In former times ail kinds of fends took up the native's finie to a great extent. Wai- was preceded by magical and other préparations. The tight itself usually took the form of a sudden attack, and the hour as a rule chosen was just before daybreak, when the enemy were thought to be asleep. Neither âge nor sex was spared in the wars, and ail the enemy's property was destroyed excepting what was car- ried away. The heads of the slain were eut ofF with a bamboo knife and strung on to a head-carrier of rattan. Such trophies were kept in „the men's bouse". On returning home a victorious party was re- ceived with great festivities, at which pipi, nékede, and other . ,. , dances were performed. .Man spearing iish. *?. 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 Suomen Tiedeseura. Helsingfors : [Suomen Tiedeseura]
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