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Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands

Figure 5.—Specialized bowls. Elliptical bowl with end projections (a, b), Aitutaki (Peabody Mus., Cambridge, 55422): a, side view; long end projections (1, 1), ornamental notches along rim, total length 20.75 inches, middle height 3.37 inches; b, rim opening, inside length 14.75 inches, middle width 8.12 inches, ends of projections (1, 1) with 7 transverse notches. Carved round bowl (c, d), Mangaia (Peabody Mus., Cambridge, 53516); c, side view, showing rectangular rim projection (1) and legs (…

Figure 5.—Specialized bowls. Elliptical bowl with end projections (a, b), Aitutaki (Peabody Mus., Cambridge, 55422): a, side view; long end projections (1, 1), ornamental notches along rim, total length 20.75 inches, middle height 3.37 inches; b, rim opening, inside length 14.75 inches, middle width 8.12 inches, ends of projections (1, 1) with 7 transverse notches. Carved round bowl (c, d), Mangaia (Peabody Mus., Cambridge, 53516); c, side view, showing rectangular rim projection (1) and legs (2), height 4.87 inches; d, bottom view, showing carved under surface of four lozenge-shaped legs, diameter from rim projection 12.25 inches, cross diameter 11.87 inches. Carving and painting motifs, e-j. e, carving on bowl (Oldman coll., 459): parallel grooves (1) divide surface into narrow panels for carving; f, carving design on upper surface of rim projection of Cambridge bowl (c. 1); g, painted design on bowl (Oldman coll., 460); h, painted design on Cambridge bowl (c, d); i, painted designs on Mangaian paddle (Peabody Mus., Cambridge, 53508): 1, panels on blade edge identical with bowl design (h), 2, blade motif when painted to meet in rows results in the light figure (3); j, carved K-motif on Cambridge paddle (i).

Figure 5.—Specialized bowls. Elliptical bowl with end projections (a, b), Aitutaki (Peabody Mus., Cambridge, 55422): a, side view; long end projections (1, 1), ornamental notches along rim, total length 20.75 inches, middle height 3.37 inches; b, rim opening, inside length 14.75 inches, middle width 8.12 inches, ends of projections (1, 1) with 7 transverse notches. Carved round bowl (c, d), Mangaia (Peabody Mus., Cambridge, 53516); c, side view, showing rectangular rim projection (1) and legs (2), height 4.87 inches; d, bottom view, showing carved under surface of four lozenge-shaped legs, diameter from rim projection 12.25 inches, cross diameter 11.87 inches. Carving and painting motifs, e-j. e, carving on bowl (Oldman coll., 459): parallel grooves (1) divide surface into narrow panels for carving; f, carving design on upper surface of rim projection of Cambridge bowl (c. 1); g, painted design on bowl (Oldman coll., 460); h, painted design on Cambridge bowl (c, d); i, painted designs on Mangaian paddle (Peabody Mus., Cambridge, 53508): 1, panels on blade edge identical with bowl design (h), 2, blade motif when painted to meet in rows results in the light figure (3); j, carved K-motif on Cambridge paddle (i).