In the Andamans and Nicobars: The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin"
CHAPTER IV
THE CINQUES AND LITTLE ANDAMAN 36
Position of the Cinques--Anchorage--Clear Water--The Forest--Beach Formation--Native Hut--Little Andaman-- Bumila Creek--Natives--Flies--Personal Decoration-- Dress and Modesty--Coats of Mud--_Coiffure_--Absence of Scarification--Elephantiasis--A Visit to the Village-- Peculiar Huts--Canoe--Bows and Arrows--The Return Journey--A slight _contretemps_--Andamanese Pig--We leave the Andamans.