. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. % fi^ t'-^ 'M^f ^''% liisi ^'^'? ?f^'^^.^^^^' \ ..3»-*»f3^- ^^^. _^. Turning from tbis distressful scene of deeaycd tbatcb, wliieli was coiiimon enongb in tbe bist da^ of tbe grass age, we may set tbe at work to cover onr skeleton, 'b'be general native word for tbatcbiiig was ah) wbatever tbe material used; wben it was well and smootbly done tbe term was iaie: benee tbe art of tbateb- ing a bouse was ealbed lolelait. Tbere were otber words used in different parts
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. % fi^ t'-^ 'M^f ^''% liisi ^'^'? ?f^'^^.^^^^' \ ..3»-*»f3^- ^^^. _^. Turning from tbis distressful scene of deeaycd tbatcb, wliieli was coiiimon enongb in tbe bist da^ of tbe grass age, we may set tbe at work to cover onr skeleton, 'b'be general native word for tbatcbiiig was ah) wbatever tbe material used; wben it was well and smootbly done tbe term was iaie: benee tbe art of tbateb- ing a bouse was ealbed lolelait. Tbere were otber words used in different parts of tbe group, {\^ pai7i(ii(\ liceause it was waJHng in a bouse; papain lieeanse tbe tnft of grass being tied to tbe alio was struck with tbe left banxl to compress it under the cord. In tlie neatest bouses tbere was a lining of banana stalks dried, sugar-cane leaves, (U-, wbere tbe leaf was abundant, of babi (Pandanus) leaves; but tbis was a mere appearance of neatness, for it was a capital nidus for tbe man}- insects tliat in tbis I 280 I. 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 Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press
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