 ... carved on the upper part of the arm ; rings of tortoiseshell on the fingers ; and a number of these joined together as bracelets on the wrists. The lobes of the ears (though, most frequently, only one,) are perforated with two holes, in which they...  Maritime Geography and Statistics ... - Página 38por James Hingston Tuckey - 1815Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Edmund Burke - 1787 - 608 páginas
...joined together, as bracelets on the wrifts. The lobes of the ears (though, ? 3 mod frequently, only one) are perforated with two holes, in which they wear cylindrical bits of ivory, about three inches long, introduced at one hole, and brought out, of the other ; or bits of reed of... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 páginas
...these joined together as bracelets on the wrists. The lobes of the ears (though most frequently only one) are perforated with two holes, in which they wear cylindrical bits of ivory, about three inches long, introduced at one hole, and brought out of the other ; or bits of reed of... | |
 | James Cook - 1821 - 488 páginas
...these joined together as bracelets on the wrists. The lobes of the ears (though, most frequently, only one,) are perforated with two holes, in which they wear cylindrical bits of ivory, about three inches long, introduced at one hole, and brought out of the other ; or bits of reed of... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 532 páginas
...these jomed together as bracelets on the wrists. The lobes of the ears (though most frequently only one) are perforated with two holes, in which they wear cylindrical bits of ivory, about three inches long, introduced at one hole, and brought out of the other ; or bits of reed of... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 432 páginas
...things. On the upper part of the arm they sometimes wear a polished mother of pearl shell ring, rmgs of tortoise-shell on the fingers, and a number of...turmeric. They frequently bathe in the fresh water ponds, though the water in most of them stinks intolerably, and these they prefer to the sea-water, which... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 644 páginas
...these joined together as bracelets on the wrists. The lobes of the ears (though, most frequently, only one), are perforated with two holes, in which they wear cylindrical bits of ivory, about three inches long, introduced at one hole, and brought out of the other ; or bits of reed of... | |
 | David Laing Purves - 1874 - 856 páginas
...these joined together as bracelets on the wrists. The lobes of the ears (though most frequently only one) are perforated with two holes, in which they wear cylindrical bits of ivory about three inches long, introduced at one hole and brought out of the other, or bits of reed of the... | |
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