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to the vessel's name at the head of the vessel, over the cutwater 

 and immediately under the bowsprit, or even the form of a fiddle-head 

 or scroll-head, bearing only slight resemblance to their prototype. 



Canoe Balers. Balers, which are pieces of the bread-fruit tree 

 hollowed out like canoes, are employed for throwing water out of 

 the canoe. We obtained one of these balers at Jokaj, Ponapé. It 

 was the shape of one half of an egg cut lengthwise, so to speak. 

 It measured 31 cm. in length, 17 cm. in its greatest breadth, and 

 8 "5 cm. in depth. The handle is of a size which can bo con- 

 veniently held by one liand. When a baler gets cracked, the 

 method of " repair " is much the same as among us, for it is 

 mended by threads passed through two holes, one made on either 

 side of the fissure. The shape of the balers is very s'mple, usually 

 with no ornamental carvings. However, in New Guhiea and New 

 Zealand some are found with carvings on handle or other p^arts. The 

 natives of New Zealand are more or less skilful in carving. .A baler 

 mentioned by H. St. George Gray^ had the " tongue of defiance " 

 carved, showing much improvement in the general make-up. 



2. Charts. — The inhabitants, living as they do on islands 

 scattered over the ocean, naturally acquire the art of managing 

 canoes sailing even to distant w^aters, either to obtain food oi' for 

 trade. It happens, however, that they are frequently prevented 

 from returning home on account of the waves, winds or currents. 

 For instance, six men from Uleai, an island of the West Caroline 

 group, drifted to the eastern coast of Formosa some years ago.^ 



1 H. St. Geoi^e Gray, •* A Maori Canoe Baler," Man. VI. 19()(>. 5. 



- Y. Ino, " Notes on the Natives of the C.troline Islands." (in Japanese) Jour. Anthr. Soc. 

 Tokyo, XXI[I, 1908, jk 131. "A Eoat from the Caroline Islands at Mayo Bay" shown in PI. 

 LXII of Fay-Cooper Cole's "The Wild Tribis of Davao District, Mindatao" closely resembles 

 in the shafje of the piow that of Fig. 25 in this paj er. It seems probable that a canoe 

 has been photographed which drifted from the Caroline Islands. But he does not give any 

 information about it. 



