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PLATE IV

Dance, or Arelto, of the Haitian Indians in honor of the Earth Goddess. The ceremony is described by both Benzoni and Gomara, the latter's description being quoted in this volume, pages 33-34. After the drawing in Picart, The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Several Nations of the known World, London, 1731-37, Plate No. 78.