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JOVIAL MAORI WHO LAUGHED AND GREW FAT |
FEATHERED TRESSES, DEFTLY PARTED, FRAME SMILING FACES |
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| In the old days the Maoris were always in good training for inter-tribal warfare, and the ardours of the food hunt compelled it. Now, in the quiescence of peace, there is a tendency towards accretion of adipose tissue | Left to themselves, the Maoris devise garments at once pleasing to the eye, appropriate to climate and country, and naturally suited to them. These include a sort of kilt, sometimes the sole garment for women, mats of skilled workmanship, and a kind of blanket shawl decorated with flax, at the weaving of which they show great skill. Feathers are also much used to adorn clothing |