Explanation of Plate XIX. 



1''!»^;. 1. — A cniioe at .labor, Jaluit. Tiic canoe of the jNIarsl all F-laiKlers lias 

 its bott HI Jiewn from tlic trunk of a tree, tlie sides con.sisting of 

 !-ej îiratc boards. It lia.s an outrigger nbiio-t as long as itself. Its 

 bow and stem do not ri.>e so ere.-t as tlio.-c of a Truk canoe. Ths 

 higli mast (urrios a sail plaited of pandanus leaves. The Truk 

 Islanders also build the sides of their eanocs of separate boards, 

 and use mat sails. 



Fig. 2.^ — A native house at Jabjr, Jaluit. Houses in Jaluit are generally 

 simjile and small, the roofs are thatched with pandanus leaves and 

 the walls are also made of the same leaves. Some hou.ses iiave 

 lioard walls, but this is of course rare. The art <-f house bidding: 

 in Jaluit shows little progress as compared \\ith the Euroiieauization 

 of their clothinir. 



