NOTES ON FISHING METHODS OF THE SOUTH SEAS. 807 
on the bottom lengthwise, and slightly turned up at eachend. Length 
of outrigger frame, 114 feet; width, 46 inches, composed of eight 
pieces, two centerpieces, 3 inches square, forming a kind of backbone. 
The side pieces fasten directly to the float, forming a slight curve at 
the ends. The center frames project out from the side on a level. 
The bend in the side pieces is formed by a cross piece thrust under the 
center frames, and the side pieces seized to it. On top of the middle 
frames, near the outer ends, is a strong withe nearly 5 feet long, with 
Sketch of Marshall Island Canoe. 
the ends drawn down and fastened with sennit to the top of the float. 
The holes in the top of the float are mortised out from each side, 
leaving over the holes solid wood 3 inches long by 2 inches deep, 
around which the sennit is passed in seizing the ends of the cross 
pieces to the float. Near the outer end of the center frame are seven 
short pieces, to which the shrouds are fastened. Arranged inside of 
these, extending all the way across the frame, are eight other pieces, 
which give considerable support to the structure and are used for 
fastening things upon. 
