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Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 126
Figs. 76 and 77.—The Little Japs Odd Stilts. up in the Air on Stilts 107 tips of their toes. One of the chiefs, when measured, wasfound to stand six feet eight inches in his bare feet. They were great stilt-walkers, and went through per-formances which would excite the envy of any modernacrobat.… … Fig. 78.—Stilt Walkers, Marquesas Islanders. beautifully made and superbly decorated stilts, and thoughtit great fun to trip each other up. In place of straps the block of the Marquesas stiltcurves over so as to hold the foot. They used hand-stiltslike those of the Western boys (Fig. 78).…
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