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The mainland people, especially if a village was situated 

 on the border of a "confederacy," were obviously exposed to 

 raids, for whenever the mainland people ventured from their 

 fortified villages, which were pitched on top of fairly high and 

 steep hills, down to the sea shore in order to get salt, fish, or 

 shells, they were exposed to the danger of meeting the dreaded 

 Mailu islanders, who were frequently sailing about, and would 

 not for anything miss an opportunity of securing a head or 

 two for their collection in the Diihu. On the other hand, 

 the Mailu people, though practically safe on their own island, 

 had to go to Lea, near Table Point, in order to procure sago. 

 They used to hunt on the mainland near Magiibo (Green iway 

 Point), and to go on distant trading expeditions, when they 

 might be blown a^shore and wrecked. It was from the main- 

 land also that they obtained their timber. Thus the occupants 

 of all of the Mailu-speaking villages were more or less exposed 

 to the risk of falling amongst their foes in greatly superior 

 numbers and of being killed. 



They used, however, to take their precautions, for when 

 engaged in economic pursuits away from the village and within 

 the reach of enemies it was customary to station sentries 

 fPdiva) in full armour and war-paint. This they did when 

 felling trees in the bush, or when getting sago in an exposed 

 swamp, as was the case when they went to Lea, where they 

 were liable to be attacked by the Magori. 



The expeditions, or raids, might be carried out either by 

 sea, which was the only way open to the Mailu, Lowpom, and 

 Laruoro villagers, or they were made by land, as between the 

 mainland Magi. 



There were in Mailu special war canoes (Bob ore J. These 

 were rather long dug-outs, longer than the usual Geho canoe 

 (comp. chap, iv., sec. 4), with an outrigger and float. The 

 prow (called Boh ore itsdna) was decorated with wooden 

 carvings; the stern (Aripara) was not decorated. Each 

 Boh ore had its own name and each belonged to a clan or 

 subclan. The following are the names of some of the canoes 

 and the clans to which they belonged : — 



Clan name. Subclan. Name of the war canoe. 



Maihi village — 



Bodeaho liarohoko 



J.J , jDiadiihu Daridhu 



^ 'yBdnagadv.hv Reumdnu 



Maradubu Oiawdea 



Mordu 1 n • /: 



^ • 7 r Gomtnamdnu 



Oraido ) 



Lowpom village — 



Gohuduhu Louhehe 



Boimarai A varedsi 



