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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 2 (of 3)

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The cowrie shells of greatest value to Hawaiians in squid fishing were those of dark reddish hue, containing the attractive fire, as they called it, necessary for baiting the octopus. ↑

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