Explanation of Plate XVJI. 



Fig. l.--]Men and women of Jabor, Jaluit. Jabor is one of tlie best harbours 

 in the Marshall I-laiuls, it is frequented by foreign vessels. Tlie 

 islanders are generally Euroj)eanized, and seldom go naked. This 

 may be due largely to the influence of Cliristianity. This figure 

 shows them in their everyday clothes. 



Fig, 1.- — ^Coconut scraping at Jabor, Jaluit. The girl on the right side is 

 astride on the apparatus, scraping coconut meat into a basin. 



