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Art. YII.— A. Matsiimnrn : 



kinds of dishes."^ 



Be tliafc as it may, it seems sufficiently, evident that the 

 potter's art is and was unknown to the natives of the East Caro- 

 hne group ; while it is known to the dwellers of the West Carolines, 

 who now manufacture and use earthen vessels. This is an 

 important point, constituting one of the difFerencos between the 

 natives of the West and the East Carolines. 



b. Wooden Food-hoids. — Food-bowls in Palau arc all carved 

 from wood and painted, both inside and outside, with vegetable 

 juice. There are various ^vinds of them, as already mentioned, 

 which may be classified according to their forms. The difference 



in form, it may 

 roughly be stated, 

 is due to the differ- 

 ent uses to which 

 they are put. For 



Fia. BO. — "Wooilen vessel, Palaii. . . ., i , 



mstance, the plate- 

 like vessels (Fig. 50) are for serving or preparing fish, while those 

 like Fig. 51 are for storing liquids. As to the outline of the upper 

 rim, there are many vari- 

 ations within the same 

 class, showing tJie care of 

 the natives in point of 

 design. For instance, of 

 the same plate -like vessels 

 (Fig. 50) just mentioned, 

 some are oblong, some 



elliptical, and some poly- Fig. si.— Wooden foodbowl, Palau. 



1 W. Macgregor, " Annual Report of British New Gaiuea for ISJO," Eesuaié : Tour, .inthr. 

 Inst., XXI, 1832, p. 75. 



