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Samoan Material Culture

Figure 235.—The bow cover:

Figure 235.—The bow cover:

Figure 235.—The bow cover:

a, upper surface (1)—width, 1 foot 7.5 inches at junction (2) with gunwale (3), and 2.8 inches at junction (4) with bow piece (5). The junction with the gunwale shows the right-angled join already seen in the gunwales and the aft edge is straight. The bow end is "V" -shaped to fit against the angular projection of the bow piece in the middle. The side edges fit accurately over the upper edges of the second tier sections and the sides of the bow piece. A median raised ridge 1.5 inches wide and the same in height is left on the upper surface, which, after the cover is fixed, is shaped into 7 knobs (7) for carrying the shell ornamentation. The cover is 2 inches thick at the aft end and is continued forward in a raised semicircular part (8) from which there is a slight projection (9) forwards in the middle line. b, Longitudinal section of aft part, showing thick semicircular part (8) and raised knobs (7). The thickness of 2 inches aft diminishes to 1 inch at the bow end. c, Transverse section, showing transverse convexity with cover knobs (7) and side edges cut away on under surface (10) to fit over the flanged upper edges (11) of the plank sections beneath.