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iiig in position with the inahi or iniia/u, the dasher of the canoe. 

 The dish-like body of the toboggan is nearl>- flat on the bottom 

 and curves but slightly upward towards the edges where it rises 

 more abruptly to the rim. The rim begins at the block and con- 

 tinues along both sides to the rear end. There is no rim across 

 the rear end. The total length is 44. S inches, width 15.5, length 

 of body 34.5, height of rim from bottom 1.5, thickness of bottom 

 1 .2 in middle and .5 at rear; block 7.2 long and 3.5 high and wide. 



Through the neck, between the ihu and the umalu, two holes 

 have been vertically cut (not drilled). At various points along 

 the lower edge other holes have been cut obliquely (Fig. 4), one 

 on either side near the middle, two on the left and one on the right 

 near the end. Tlie^' were skilfully made on a slant so as not to 

 interfere with the upper surface (Fig. 3). When the specimen 

 was found there were heavy cords of braided coconut fibre attached 

 through the perforations. The upper surface is smooth, but the 

 lower has been much scratched and scored, as might result from 

 dragging a heavy load over stones or gravel. Toward the rear 

 end this surface has been nearly worn through, the thickness 

 having been reduced more than a half. All the cutting has been 

 done with a blunt implement, and the specimen is undoubtedly 

 ancient. It was found in 1905 in a cave at Hookena, Hawaii, 

 together with a small surfboard of breadfruit wood and several 

 stone implements. When found both toboggan and surfboard 

 were impregnated with salt. 



Following the discovery, it was recollected by the older natives 

 at Hookena (according to a brief article in the Commercial Adver- 

 tiser, Dae. 6, 1905) that their parents and grandparents had told 

 them of a certain chief ess named Kaneamuna who lived at Hoo- 

 kena in the time of Keawenuiaumi, king of Hawaii. Her princi- 

 pal amusements were riding the surfboard and coasting down hill. 

 It was also said that for the latter purpose she had a course built 

 on a hill back of Hookena and a sled made. After her death her 

 sled and surfboard disappeared, and it was common belief that 



those found in the cave were hers. 



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