BY WALTER R. HARPER. 237 



of this opening in five specimens given me by the Rev. T. Watt 

 Leggatt, of Malekula, is 6 '5 cm., but of course the size of the 

 hole is regulated by the size of the hand and wrist of the man for 

 w^hom it is intended. The drawings herewith* give a very good 

 idea both of its general shape and the method of wearing it. An 

 examination of these objects seems to emphasize a remark of 

 Forster'sf: — " They were all remarkably slender. . . . Their 

 limbs were indifferently proportioned, their legs and arms long 

 and slim." The average European would find it impossible to 

 put on the average Malekulan "onvar," However, in this 

 respect the Malekulese are not peculiar amongst the lower races. 



For which I am indebted to Mr. Chas. Hedley. 

 + G. Forster, I.e., p. 206. 



