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or even a flattened nail, to which a handle isaffixed. They only ornament those clubs whichare considered good on account of their form,or the quality of the wood, or those which havedone much execution: to the latter it used tobe the custom to give a proper name. Thosethat make these ornaments are chiefly canoe-builders.

Toofoonga ta'boo, superintendants of fu-neral rites : these, as the name indicates, havethe regulation of every thing regarding burialsof principal chiefs: they are generally mata-booles, and are always consulted respecting thepreparations and forms of ceremony necessaryon such occasions, and which are handed downby them from father to son.

Toofoonga ta ma'cca, or makers of stonevaults for the burial of chiefs. The generalform of these vaults has been already described,(Vol. I. p. 144.) The stones used for this pur-pose are about a foot in thickness, and are cutof the requisite dimensions, out of the stratumfound on the beaches of some of the islands.

Jia cobe'nga, net-making. This art is per-formed exactly in the same way as with us:the thread is made of the inner bark of a tree,which they call olongd: large nets, however,are made of plait, formed from the husk of thecocoa-nut.

Toofoonga toty'ica, fishermen. All those