X32 ^^^- VII.— A. Slatsumura : 



bowls, some closely resemble those in use among the islanders of 

 Truk. For instance, the vessel last mentioned bears a striking 

 resemblance to that kind of ware, which is used in Truk (Fig. 

 21) and of which a description was given in an earlier chapter 

 dealing with the food of the natives of the East Carolines. Indeed, 

 the only point of difference between the two is that the latter 

 is of smaller depth, with scarcely any ornament. 



The most artistic of these bowls is perhaps a wooden, egg- 

 shaped vessel, some 20 cm. long, with a closo-fitting lid. It 

 is beautifully inlaid with shell, and is us od probably for holding 

 beverages. A similar vessel, though larger in size, was given 

 Captain Wilson by the native king. It was used for holding syrup, 

 being furnished with a close-fitting lid. This vessel, which is 

 modelled after a bird and has a head and a tail, is 3 feet long 

 and 1 foot 9 inches high, capable of holding as much as 9 gallons. 

 It shows exquisite workmanship, with bird figures and other objects 

 inlaid with shell. The king v»'as said to have been very proud of 

 the vessel, because it had no equal in Palau.^ It is now in the 

 British Museum. 



In Yap, it seems tliat there are also some kinds of wooden 



Fig. BS.— ^\'ooc^on vessels for tooä. Yap. 



food-bowls, though we failed to bring back many of them from 

 the island. The vessels from Yap which are shown in Fig. 55 



1 G. Keate, " The Pelew Island," pp. 101, 313 ; PI. I. 



