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its size is 9 in. in diameter and 7 in. deep ; but some of these 

 pots are rather larger. The only ornament is on the outside, 

 and is of the simplest kind, consisting of a dark band round 

 the lip, from which about six broad stripes, also of a darker 

 colour than the ground, run down the sides. The thickness 

 of the ware is about a quarter of an inch, and though a 

 little coarse it is yet made with some degree of skill. These 

 cooking vessels are made at Chowra, one of the smaller 

 islands, the natives of which are potters for the whole group 

 of the Mcobars. It is a curious illustration of how little 

 intercourse there is between the Shompengs and the shore 

 inhabitants, to find the former using rude cooking vessels 

 made of bark when far more serviceable ones of pottery could 

 be so easily obtained. 



3. Pair of water-holders, each formed of a cocoa-nut shell, 

 blackened and polished. These are prepared by a tedious 

 process of applying pig's fat, then smoking over the fire, and 

 finally hand polishing. The broad end of the shell is per- 

 forated with two small holes, which enables two nuts to be 

 tied together with a piece of plaited fibre. These water- 

 holders are not easily obtained from the natives, on account 

 of the patience and labour bestowed on the preparation of 

 them. 



4. Wooden cross-bow and arrow of very light construction, 

 the only metal portion being the head of the arrow. Similar 

 cross-bows are used in Assam, and also on the Martaban 

 coast, in Pegu, by the Kairen tribe. This form of weapon 

 is known to be likewise employed by a tribe on the West 

 Coast of Africa. It is curious to find an arm not differing 

 much from the type of the European cross-bow of the Middle 

 Ages still in use among several widely separated savage 

 tribes. 



5. Head of a fishing spear entirely made of wood. The 

 projecting centre point is formed on the end of the shaft, and 

 around this there are about a dozen spreading prongs tied at 

 their base around the shaft. These are all rudely barbed. 

 The shaft measured 10 or 12 ft. in lenoth. 



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6. Headpiece made from the husk of a cocoa-nut, round 

 which a thick cord of the same fibre is wound and held on by 



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