Volume 2

The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl.

Date:: [1821-1827?]

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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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south side of the grave, extending them from the foot to the head. He also. laid grass and boughs on the top of it and crowned the whole with a large log of wood, on which, having previously. strewed it with grass, he laid himself at his length for some minutes with his. face towards the sky. Every rite being performed, the party retired, some of the men first speaking to the women in a menacing tone, and telling a girl who was present not to eat any meat or fish that day. Colebe and Wattewal were painted red and white over the breast and shoulders, and on this occasion were distinguished by the name of mooby, and it was understood that while so distinguished they were to be very