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VOL. XII 



This mast, which we shall see is more or less prevalent through- 

 out the eastern section of the Malay Archipelago — particularly 



Fig. ii. 



-Line retarder on a harpoon line; it is a conventionalized representation 

 of the great Ox. rays (Dicerobaiis spp. ) 



in the Moluccas and Celebes — is here composed of three bamboos, 

 connected at the apex by rattan or rope lashing. The smaller 

 New Guinea canoes have usually a Y-shaped crutch peg fitting 

 jnto the top end of one of the paired legs; upon this is hitched a 



Fig. t2. 



Fic.lS. 



Fig. 12. — Another line retarder in the form of a fish tail. 



Fig. 13. — Two other retarders of geometrical design. In b, pieces of mother of 

 pearl are inlaid as decoration. 



loop attached to the yard of the sail at a point a little way forward 

 of the centre. In larger canoes where the increased size of the 

 sail renders it impossible for the crew to lift it high enough to 



