What the Governor Saw in the Cook Islands.
No. I—A group of the masked dancers of the island of Mangaia in their elaborate robes of tapa, or native cloth. No. 2—One of the dances at which the Rarotonga natives are exceptionally good. Much of the Rarotongan dance consists of rhythmic motions of the upper part of the body and the arms to a monotonous sort of chant, and this is gone through squatting down. No- 3—Natives offering gifts of food and mats. No. 4—On the reef at Mangaia. No. s—Dancers from the little island at Atiu, where the dancing is more in the nature of a play. A favourite theme with the native "ballet" is the glorious victory of the women of Atiu. over an invading force from the neighbouring island of Mitiaro, who sailed over to attack Atiu when the men of the island were absent on an expedition.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 152, 27 June 1914, Page 13
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