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The two canoes are joined together by about ten 

 horizontal poles (Iddo), passing through holes made in the 

 four gunwale planks, and strongly lashed to them with Tsindre 

 vine. They project beyond the gunwales, so that they are 

 easily seen on both sides of the Oro'u, and their ends are 

 usually ornamented with streamers of coconut leaf spathe (see 

 pi. XXXV., figs. 1 and 2). The platform (Vavd'o) of boards 

 rests on the Icklos, to which it is solidly lashed, and it covers 

 only the space between the dug-outs — that is to say, it does 

 not encroach upon the latter. 



The whole structure is still further strengthened by a 

 framework of four strong poles. The two longitudinal ones 

 (O'ao'aJ run along the top of the outer gunwales of both 

 canoes. The transverse poles (Ahdha) are broad, flat, and 

 board-shaped, and run outside the Biritsas. 



On the outer side of the Tsebi dug-out a small lateral 

 platform ( Tsehitvdra) is constructed, projecting above the 

 water (indicated on pi. xxviii.. fig. 1). Close to this, and 

 sometimes partiall}'^ upon it, the mast (Vea) is erected on 

 the Tsebi dug-out. A short log (Ddhi) is lashed to two Iddos^ 

 and a young Maddve tree, about 8-10 metres high, is lashed 

 to the Ddhi and to the two Iddos. The ropes supporting the 

 mast consist of a fourfold strand of untwisted rattan or lawyer 

 cane (in Mailu, Nidi; in Motu, 0?'oJ. 



This passes from one end of the Ldrima dug-out to the 

 top of the mast, where it is looped and rests on a piece of 

 wood stuck through the mast, and from here it descends again 

 to the other end of the Ldrima. At both ends of the Ldrima 



Oanoe Details. 



Fig. 32. Showing the manner in which the stays are 

 fastened to the mast, near its top. 



the strands, which are ornamented with streamers of coconut 

 spathe ( Xunii) are fa,stened by strong, looped knots. Similar 



