ButthisisnotallIhavetosayaboutKolory。Hismartialgraceveryoftencarriedaboutwithhimwhatseemedtomethehalfofabrokenwar-club。Itwasswathedroundwithraggedbitsofwhitetappa，andtheupperpart，whichwasintendedtorepresentahumanhead，wasembellishedwithastripofscarletclothofEuropeanmanufacture。
Itrequiredlittleobservationtodiscoverthatthisstrangeobjectwasreveredasagod。BythesideofthebigandlustyimagesstandingsentineloverthealtarsoftheHoolahHoolahground，itseemedamerepigmyintatters。Butappearancesalltheworldoveraredeceptive。
Littlemenaresometimesverypotent，andragssometimescoververyextensivepretensions。Infact，thisfunnylittleimagewasthe“crack“godoftheisland；lordingitoverallthewoodenlubberswholookedsogrimanddreadful；itsnamewasMoaArtua。*AnditwasinhonourofMoaArtua，andfortheentertainmentofthosewhobelieveinhim，thatthecuriousceremonyIamabouttodescribewasobserved。
*Theword“Artua，“althoughhavingsomeothersignifications，isinnearlyallthePolynesiandialectsusedasthegeneraldesignationofthegods。
MeheviandthechieftainsoftheTihavejustrisenfromtheirnoontideslumbers。Therearenoaffairsofstatetodisposeof；andhavingeatentwoorthreebreakfastsinthecourseofthemorning，themagnatesofthevalleyfeelnoappetiteasyetfordinner。Howaretheirleisuremomentstobeoccupied？Theysmoke，theychat，andatlastoneoftheirnumbermakesapropositiontotherest，whojoyfullyacquiescing，hedartsoutofthehouse，leapsfromthepi-pi，anddisappearsinthegrove。SoonyouseehimreturningwithKolory，whobearsthegodMoaArtuainhisarms，andcarriesinonehandasmalltrough，hollowedoutinthelikenessofacanoe。Thepriestcomesalongdanglinghischargeasifitwerealachrymoseinfanthewasendeavouringtoputintoagoodhumour。Presently，enteringtheTi，heseatshimselfonthematsascomposedlyasajugglerabouttoperformhissleight-of-handtricks；and，withthechiefsdisposedinacirclearoundhim，commenceshisceremony。