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PADDLING HER OWN CANOE IN HARBOUR OF PORT ADAM
| Bracelets, armlets, necklets, ear-rings, and nose-skewer adorn this woman of "the wild island of Mala," or Malayta, but her toilet boasts of nothing more. The personal adornments of the Mala native are really beautiful and surprisingly varied: nose ornaments comprise gilt nails, strings of beads, small tusks, carved shells, tufts of dried grass, rings, and long bamboo or bone plugs |
BAMBOO WATERPOTS OF SALT WATER TRADERS
| They are salt water purveyors, and, being members of a coastal tribe, encounter no difficulty in the trade. In return for fruits and vegetables, they convey salt water in bamboos to the inland bush natives, who obtain their much needed salt from it by evaporation. Betel-nut chewing is a delight of the Malayta native, and a small stick is used to manipulate the betel-nut about the gums and teeth |