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The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 to 1606. Volume 1

Note 1 — Chapter XXX

Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham translation

The natives generally seen here are corpulent, not quite black nor mulatto. Their hair is frizzled. They have good eyes. They cover their parts with certain cloths they weave. They are clean, fond of festivities and dancing to the sound of flute and drums made of a hollow piece of wood. They use shells also for musical instruments, and in their dances make great shouting at the advances, balances, and retreats. They were not known to use the herb.1

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