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The women also know the art of knitting for
which they use a little piece of wood [wrd crossed out]
[word crossed out] shaped somewhat similar to a
crochee needle. They often knit little
bags very neatly, also a sort of band to
be tied around the face
[word crossed out] to keep the hair together in
this they also click the yellow [word crossed out] topknot
feathers of the white cocatoo as a remedy.
Another they knit to serve as a kind of
girdle round the loins. Also a kind
of cap for a head-dress. Their oppossum
cloaks are usually marked at the
inside with cuts running cross ways
which when painted with red or yellow ochre
does not [indecipherable].
The chief ornament they use is the
cuts on the back & chest. They
lacerate with any pointed edge of
a stone or if they can get glass certain
lines parralell.. This they [word crossed out] rip up
again & again till at last they raise
[word crossed out] the skin to a certain thickness.

The women also know the art of knitting for
which they use a little piece of wood [original text was crossed out]
[original text was crossed out] shaped somewhat similar to a
crochee needle. They often knit little
bags very neatly, also a sort of band to
be tied around the face
[original text was crossed out] to keep the hair together in
[indecipherable] they also click the yellow [original text was crossed out] topknot
feathers of the white cocatoo as a remedy.
[indecipherable] they knit do serve as a kind of
girdle [indecipherable] the loins. Also a piece
of [indecipherable] for a head-dress. Skin oppossum
cloaks are usually marked at the
inside with cuts running cross ways
which when painted with red or yellow ochre
does not [indecipherable].
The chief ornament they use is the
cuts on the back & chest. They
lacerate with any pointed edge of
a stone or if they can get glass certain
[indecipherable] passable. This they [original text was crossed out] [indecipherable] up
again & again till at last they raise
[original text was crossed out] the skin to a certain thickness.