Explanation of Plate XVI. 



Fig. 1. — A dwelling-liousc and kitclieu-shed at Lelo, Kusaie. The larger 

 building is the dwelling-house and the smaller one the kitchen-slied- 

 Tiie dwelüng-place in Kusaie usually consists of these two buildings» 

 which are generally built on stone foundations. The dwelling- 

 house has a floor ; while the kitchen-shed has none, i.e., the bar«î 

 ground serving as one. The latter is more roughly built than the 

 fori'.icr. 



Fig. 2. — The construction of a canoe at Lclc, Kusaie. Built by hewing out 

 a trunk of the bi'ead-fruit tree(?), with iron implements. Former- 

 ly shell chisels were employed for the purpose, as may be seen from 

 the fact that the natives of Kusaie still have such chisels in their 

 possession . 



