devise, being coverd with Bear Skins &
a bag of Ashes tied about their middles
behind them & a hole to admit the Ashes
to run about as they move- their faces
are coverd by a Large Painted mask hav
ing a high mane on the crown made of the
coarsest long Horse Hair standing al
most erect & large Eyes encircled
with a flame coloured ring- the mouth
is open & shewn their own Teeth with
which They Grin in a terrific man
ner & their Hands are blackd so
as to leave the mark with every
Person they lay them on- In their
Hands they carry the Shell of a mud
Tortoise which has been dried for
the purpose with a stick thrust
thro' it which extends the neck
& large Head to its full extent
and inside of the Shell are a quan
tity of Pebbles- Which when shaken
make a Dismal rattle- these men
going from House to House rub this
Rattle on the sides & up & down the