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Pig. S2.— Pieces of shell 

 used in inlaying the 

 upper fringe of xvooden 

 food-ljowls, Piilan. 



gonal, etc., presenting a marked contrast to the other classes. 



The bottom of plate-hke vessels is usually flat, but that of the 

 other types of vessels is either grooved or flat with a groove around, 



so the bottom is clearly demarkated from the 

 other parts of the vessel. The bottom edge 

 always has holes (not so deep as to penetrate 

 the bottom) or a protuberance for the con- 

 venience of attaching a cord by which the 

 vessel may be hung. These food-bowls are 

 generally inlaid with pieces of shell as shown 

 in Fig. 52, on the upper or outer surface of 

 their upper rim. Sometimes they have a pair of handles at both 

 ends, partly for ornamentation. 



There are various sizes of food-bowls. In our collections, the 

 plate -like vessel, which is shown 

 in Fig. 50, was 54 cm. long 

 and 30 cm. at tlie widest point, 

 v/hile that of Fig. 53 w^as 27 

 cm. in diameter. Of the type 

 as is shown in Fig. 54, the 

 smallest one was 22 cm. both in length and breadth, tlie largest 

 one being 33 by 35-5 cm. The bowl, which is shown in 



Fig. 51 was 43 cm. long, 

 27 cm. wide, and 16 cm. 

 deep. About these food- 

 bowls Kubaryi gives a full 

 ^^' description. 



Tr,vr csÂ w^ ^^ * ^ 1 1 T, 1 Of these wooden food- 



ie ig. o4. — vVoonen food-bowl, Palau. 



Fig. 53.— Wooden food-bowl, Palau. 



1 J. S. Kubary, "Ethnographische BL'itrige zur Kenntnis des Karolinen Arcbiiiels," p. 202; 

 Taf. XXIV-XXVII. 



