Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 127
up in the Air on Stilts 107 tips of their toes. One of the chiefs, when measured, was found 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 modern acrobat. They ran races, jumped and danced on their … Fig. 78.— Stilt Walkers, Marquesas Islanders. beautifully made and superbly decorated stilts, and thought it great fun to trip each other up. In place of straps the block of the Marquesas stilt curves over so as to hold the foot. They used hand-stilts like those of the Western boys (Fig. 78).…
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