I think I have already said he was the most repulsive-looking savage I have ever come across, even among the Australian blacks.

The curious raised scars were upon this particular chief both large and numerous.

This curious form of decoration, by the way, is a very painful business.

The general practice is to make transverse cuts with a sharp shell, or stone knife, on the chest, thighs, and sometimes on the back and shoulders.

Ashes and earth are then rubbed into each cut, and the wound is left to close.