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ARTS AND MANUFACTURES

CHAPTER XXII.

General observations on the principal arts and manufactures—Canoe-building—Inlaying with ivory—Preparing graves—Constructing stone vaults—Net making—Fishing—House-building—Striking the tattow—Carving the handles ofclubs—Shaving with shells—Cooking food—Enumerationof the principal made dishes—Making ropes; bows andarrows; clubs and spears—-Manufacture of gnatoo, andmode of printing it—Making mats, baskets, combs, thread,&c.

The next subject in order is the state of thearts and manufactures. We have already spokenas far as respectability is concerned, of thosewhich constitute distinct professions, being forthe most part hereditary*, and are all exercisedby men : there are several other arts, however,some of which are practised by men, others bywomen, but which are not considered profes-sional, as they do not constitute the business ofa person’s life; and the term toofoonga, (arti-zan), is consequently not applied to those whoperform them : among these are principally theart of performing surgical operations; erecting

See p. 87 —91 of this volume.