No. 2 (1920) OUTRIGGER CANOES OF INDONESIA 



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A second form of outrigger whereof only a single example was 

 seen, had L-shaped secondaries ; in each the lower or horizontal 



limb was turned outwards and 

 lashed to the upper side of the 

 float, transverse to it. The 

 upper end of the vertical limb 

 instead of being lashed to the 

 side of the boom as is usual 

 with secondaries, had its point 

 inserted pegwise into a hole 

 passing through the boom. To 

 secure the joint, a long rattan 

 connexion is made between the 

 extreme end of the boom and 

 the end of the horiz ontal 

 limb (Fig. 32). The device is 



FlG. 32.— Variation in the U-attachment 

 seen in Buru. 



obviously a weak and inferior variation upon the U-design. 



Larger outrigger canoes, employed for heavier work, adopt the 

 East Indonesian elbow joint as their type of secondary ; these craft 

 are fairly numerous. Two strengthening bracing poles are used, 

 one without and the other within the elbow joint. The inner is the 

 shorter; it runs parallel with its fellow and has a rattan connexion 

 with it at each end and at midlength. The long outer brace is 

 again connected by three rattan lashings with the float (Fig. 31b). 



Fig. 33. — Varieties of the East Indonesian attachment seen at Buru. a. outer brace 



pole ; b. inner one. 



These braces are tough thin poles. Their employment tends to 

 stiffen the float and prevent it from working loose from the 

 secondaries. Considerable variation is seen in the form of the 

 angle and upper arm of the secondaries in different canoes; the 

 three common forms are shown in figure 33 ; the first is the most 

 numerous. 



