Explanation of Plata XVIII, 



Fig. I. — A group of men iiud women of Jabor, Jaliiit. 



Fig. 2. — rjaitir.g at Jabor, Jaluit. The woman at the left in this figure is 

 making ribbons of pandanus leaves ('.'). Women of the Marshall 

 Islands arc skilful in plaiting, producing beautiful mats. In tJiis 

 figure one portion of the native dwelling is also shown. The family 

 sleej) on mats placed over fragments from coral reefs. There are 

 three kinds of mats, of which two are shown in the figure, the 

 third (PI. XXXIV, fig. 10) being of a superim* kind as has been 

 mentioned in the text. 



