PILLOW, AND STOOL. 189 
Upon the bare wood they reclined their heads 
at night, and slept as soundly as the inhabitants of 
more civilized parts would do on the softest down. 
Tahitian Pillow. 
In general, they sat cross-legged on mats spread 
on the floor; but occasionally used a stool, which 
they called iri or nohoraa. This resembled the 
pillow in shape, and, though much larger, was 
made out of a single piece of wood. The tamanu, 
or callophyllum , was usually selected, and im¬ 
mense trees must have been cut down for this 
purpose. I have seen iris four or five feet long, 
Tahitian Stool . 
three feet wide, and each end three feet six inches 
high; yet the whole cut out of one solid piece of 
timber. The upper part was curved, and the 
extremes being highest, the seat resembled the 
concave side of a crescent, so that, however large 
