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There was to be a grand feast among the ladies on account of the choosing of a maid or _taupo_, the young girl who represents the village on all state occasions.

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The Tongans marched up -- about fifty of them -- led by their _taupo_ dressed in a fine mat and dancing as she came.

The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez 1895

At last, however, with a final burst of oratory, our relief came, and then the _taupo_ made and served the _kava_.

The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez 1895

The _manaia_ and the _taupo_ had each written songs and composed music for the dances in our honor, and copies of them, written out neatly by the schoolmaster, were presented to us.

The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez 1895

The _taupo_, [64] very self-conscious, sitting cross-legged before the bowl, dressed to the nines in flowers and ferns, with a piece of red hibiscus flower stuck on one cheek like a beauty patch, her short hair oiled and sprinkled with grated sandalwood, was as pretty as a picture.

The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez 1895

The _taupo_ and her girls first washed their mouths out several times with fresh water and then chewed the roots -- nibbled them, rather, very daintily -- until there was enough for a brew.

The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez 1895

As we ducked under the eaves, our eyes a little dazzled by the brightness of the sunlight, we were received by the _taupo_ and her maidens, who were spreading fine mats for us to sit on.

The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez 1895

This pleased my father, and although at night time I always slept between the two women, as is customary for a _taupo_, with a mat over me, and they lay on the outside, one on each side, yet in the day time I often met my lover in the forest, whilst Selema kept watch.

A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 Louis Becke 1884

But on the same day that I returned and was taken to the _fale taupule_ (council house) to be received by the people as their _taupo_, a girl named

A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 Louis Becke 1884