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Fig. 48. — To climb a cocoanut tree the feet 

 are held together by a piece of rope and 

 forced against the tree trunk by the weight 

 of the climber. Swains Island. 



Fig. 49. — The Swains Island Polynesians bake in circular drums. Cocoanut 

 shells are burned over coral stones until they are red hot. Iron plates are placed 

 on top of them, and the drums are covered by other iron plates, on top of 

 which are burned cocoanut shells giving heat from top and bottom. 



