CELEBES.
Eastward of Borneo, and separated from it by the Strait of Macassar, lies the large island of Celebes. It is situated under the equator, and is said to be 300 miles long, and 240 across in the broadest part, but from the extreme irregularity of its figure, no idea of its real dimensions can be formed from this statement. It is sometimescalled from ifs chief city Macassar. The natives of Celebes, are rather short iD stature, and of a light olivet complexion. They consider a flat nose as a particular bsauty, and therefore practice methods to produce that form during infancy with as much labour and attention as the Chinese females- do to acquire small feet. Neither men nor women wear any covering on the head, but their hair which is of a fine shining black, is ingeniously tied up and from it hang curls which fall gracefully on the neck and shoulders. The men adorn their hair with jewels which are not used by the other sex, who merely wear a gold chain round the neck. Persons of both sexes dye their nails red, and their teeth either black or red; and these are considered as very material ornaments. The World in Miniature.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 8, 1 November 1855, Page 13
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205CELEBES. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 8, 1 November 1855, Page 13
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