Explanation of Plate XXXI. 



Fig. 1. — A slirinc at Koror, ralau. In its structure, it is a club-liou.se iu 

 miniature, being about 1 by 2 m. It has simple carvings on the 

 outside, but has no idol or image of a deity, though it is a place of 

 worship. 



Fig. 2. — Tiie entrance to the young men's club-honse at Koror, Palau, and 

 tlie carvings on its gable. Besides decorative patterns and jnctorial 

 records, the gable has a carved figure representing a woman stretch- 

 ing her lower limbs (See also Fig. 39 in the text). This furnishes 

 material for studying tattoos on the lower limbs of women. The 

 upper pari.^ however, of the figure is now gone, it was destroyed on 

 moral grounds. The door-steps consist of logs with notches. Ordi- 

 nary dwelling-houses have similar steps. 



