AUHOTT OOLLECnoN FK<»M ANDAMAN ISLANDS. 483 



Tlu' only thiii<;' i"o.soni])linii- u inusioal iiistrimieiit iiiadc l)y the Aiula- 

 niar.ese is a .shlold-like dniiii, upon Avhich the poi-foruHM- keeps time 

 hy strikiuy- it with his foot. 



From the clru|)e of a paiuhimis a paint l)rush is nuuU' hy removin*^ 

 tlie l)ulp with a cyiena shell. This brush is used for painting the 

 ornamental stripes on their })askets, baby slings, ete. Neither skins 

 of animals nor thorns of trees or creepers are utilized by the Anda- 

 manose in their arts. Fly tlaps are made by attaching vegetable iiber 

 to a wooden handle (PI. 11. tig. 1). 



IRONWORK. 



Forging is uid-cnown to the Andamanese. They obtain iron from 

 wrecked ships, from old hoops, etc., and make knives (PI. II. fig. 11), 

 arrowheads, harpoon i)oints, and adzes (PI. II, tig. 4) of it, resting the 

 piece of cold metal on a stone anvil, beating it with a hard, smooth 

 stone to the required thinness, and shaping it b}' bending back the 

 edge and beating it until broken off. The jagged edge is then ground 

 down on a hone until the required shape is obtained. 



POTTERY. 



Clay suitable for making pottery is found onl}^ in a few places. 

 This is cleaned of stones, mixed with water, and kneaded to the proper 

 consistency. The base of the pot is made in the form of a cup. To 

 this roll after roll of clay is added, and the sides built up, care being 

 taken to insure uniformit}'^ and a proper thickness, and the inner and 

 outer surfaces are smoothed otf with an area shell, after which the 

 vessel is ornamented M'ith wavy, checkered, or striped designs by 

 means of a pointed stick, when it is dried and baked by placing pieces 

 of l)urning wood ))oth in.side and around the vessel. 



BASKET WORK. 



Baskets (PI. II, tigs. 22 and 2'S) are made of cane, called pidf/ada, 

 which is cut into lengths of 3 or 4 feet, the skin split into strips. 

 Baskets are much used by men, women, and children. Natives are 

 seldom seen witliout them. Specimens were forwarded ))v Dr. Abbott 

 l)oth of wicker (tig. 23) and of wrapped (tig. 22) basket work. 



AVOODWORK. 



In addition to the sounding-l)oards used for keeping time, the Anda- 

 manese make food trays (PI. II, tig. 2) and buckets (tig. 21) for hokhng 

 food. 



