g4 Art. Vil. — A. M.atsumura, : 



arrows. F. W. Christian says that in Ponapé bow and arrows 

 are said to have been used by the Chokalai or dwarf aborigines.^ 

 There are nothing but traditions testifying to the existence of 

 such a race, but the characteristics of its physique as told by 

 the traditions induce us to associate the Chokalai with the Negritos. 

 It is true that the use of bows and arrows cannot be an important 

 datum in the identification of races, nevertheless it will throw 

 some light on the matter, in view of the recent discovery of a 

 diminutive race like the Negritos in the mountaineous region of 

 New Guinea. It need not surprise us that the Negritos once in- 

 habited the Caroline Islands, outside of New Guinea and the 

 Philippines where they are now found, since in ancient times they 

 may have been distributed over a larger area. 



Chapter VI. 

 Decorative Patterns. 



The decorative patterns employed by the natives of the East 

 Caroline and Marshall Islands appear on the dancing- paddles^ 

 (Fig. 33) of Ponapé, looms and fabrics (Fig. 14) of Kusaie, lover's 

 wands (Fig. 37), textiles (Fig. 12), sometimes coconut ear-rings' 

 and combs (Fig. 6, g, h) of Truk, fans (Fig. 34, b) and mats (PL 

 XXXIV, fig. 10) in the Marshall Islands, as well as in the tattoos 



1 F. W. Christian, " The Caroline Islands," pp. Ill, 137. 



2 The dancing-wands used by the natives of New Britain, which are carved or painted (?), 

 closely resemble the dancing-paddles of Ponapé. The only difference is that the former are 

 smaller in size than the latter, with shorter handles. They are probably of the same origin. 

 See J. E. Partington, " An Album of the Weapons, Tools, . . of the Natives of the Pacific 

 Islands," PI. 276. 



