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ii)aii\' (lift'iTiMit colnui-s l)ciiig usi'il in tlic ])biitiiiii'. tlu^ rl^^^lt liciny a. really 

 <'Xi|iu--iti' piece of \V(.irkiiiaiislii|i. \\'i)(i(leii spooiis of quaint slia]i<' ai'e cut 

 (lut of solid blocks of tlie saini' hard wood which is used for canoe planks, 

 and ladles are madi^ of the same niatei'ial. I have alread\' descril)(-'d the 

 Hiakine of hark-clotli and llie wooden mallets (their sides scored wilh paraUel 

 ridees or a criss-ia'oss file-like surface). lAtng wooileri receptacles are also 

 car\'(^d out cif a solid block of wood, arid are fitted with a rounded cap. 

 stojiper. or lid. The fa\'ourite white wood of whicli these things are 



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371. THE KIHST .iTTEJUT OF lc:AN]lA CAia'KNTI'lls To JIAKK \ Hi I KKI,|;| . \Ki I I ( l.i:. (TiiiS i.ITTi^K 

 CAilT lii'',i,OM;s TO 'ITiii I'iaiiiC .^ii.M^■i■i■,i:, Al'OiJi) 



made is decorated with all Uianner of ])alt(^riis fiv unguis of red-hot ii'on 



iliiplemellts. 



J)i(^il,i;i n:ork is also mucli developed anioiigst these people, aiiil is much 

 the sarjie as that ali'eady di^scrifii^d as iii use amoiig the l!ahima. tlioui'di 

 tliere is greater variety. 3Iany (jf the plaited jiii-kets of lihu'k aiid white 

 sti-aw are charming in design. It is difficult to realise that llie ex(pii>ite 

 Avorkmansliip of sonn:' of these Ijaskets comes from the hands (if a coarse- 

 looking negro. Some of their woi'kmanshi[i makes one iuiagine that a 

 fine chainwork of fiast or the stiff lind of paliii iiiidi'ihs iir.w have 



