(Ornaments, weapons &c. at New Caledonia). Chapman, del. Record, sculp. No. XX. Published Feby. 1st, 1777 by Wm. Strahan in New Street, Shoe Lane & Thos. Cadell in the Strand, London.
Engraved illustration of 8 objects: 1. A lance -- 2. The ornamented part, on a larger scale -- 3. A cap ornamented with feathers, and girt with a sligg -- 4. A comb -- 5. A becket, or piece of cord made of cocoa-nut bark, used in throwing their lances -- 6-7. Different clubs -- 8. A pick-axe used in...
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Summary: | Engraved illustration of 8 objects: 1. A lance -- 2. The ornamented part, on a larger scale -- 3. A cap ornamented with feathers, and girt with a sligg -- 4. A comb -- 5. A becket, or piece of cord made of cocoa-nut bark, used in throwing their lances -- 6-7. Different clubs -- 8. A pick-axe used in cultivating the ground -- 9. An adze. See note field above. Mitchell 1217. Mitchell, 1381. |
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