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Art. YII. — A. Mfitsumura : 



Fig. 20. — Woo;!!^'!! sword, Kusaie. 



long. Tlie latter wore originally used as a sort of weapon, accord- 

 ing to the natives (Fig. 20). 



d. Shell Knioes. Among other culinary utensils edged tools 

 obtained from pearl-shells may be mentioned. These are also very 

 common in the AVest Caroline Islands. 



e. Wooden Bowls. When the natives prepare the bread-fruit 

 which has been already baked, they have by their side wooden 



bowls as receptacles 

 (Fig. 21). In this 

 custom, however, there 

 is no absolute agree- 

 ment. Neither are 

 these vessels or other 

 Fig. 2i.-wooc^e-^ bjwi, Tinic. ^ utcusils- employed ex- 



clusively for tlie preparation of bread-fruit. They are not infre- 

 quently used in dressing the taro. The islanders of Truk liave 



Fig. 22 \VnAk:i bjul, TniL. 



large bowls, obtained by carving the wT)od of the bread -fi-uit tree. 

 One of them v/hich we brought back from the island (Fig. 22) 



