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The movement of the sea causes the floats, the lines, 

 and hooks to be in a constant state of agitation. 



The ordinary fishing spear, common to nearly all the 

 Malay races, is also used in Sangir. This consists of a 



Fig. 28. — Fishing floats from San- 

 gir and from Santa Cruz in the 

 Solomon islands. 



The two on the right from Sangir, those 

 on the left from Santa Cruz. 



Fig. 29. 



-The head of 

 fishing spear. 



A very common implement, used through- 

 out the archipelago. 



bundle of short hard pieces of pointed wood, fastened on to 

 the end of a stick, so as to be separated from one another at 

 the end by wedge-shaped spaces. This is thrown with con- 

 siderable force into shallow water, where there are shoals of 



