Answer:
He wore clothes that resembled the clothing worn by the Indians, painted the face and hands with coal dust, to look like the skin tone of the Indians, in addition to holding an ax, to simulate an indigenous weapon.
Explanation:
During the tea party, George Hewes together with a group of 50-100 men attacked the English ships and threw about 45 tons of tea overboard. This was done as a protest to the British crown's unfair taxation on American tea production. A curious fact about this event is that Hewes and his companions attacked British ships dressed as Indians.
Hewes wrote about how the feat was accomplished and said that for the disguise, the men wore clothing similar to the Indians, held an ax and painted the face and hands with coal dust that they took in a blacksmith's workshop.
