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Samoan Material Culture

Figure 67.—Types of bowls:

Figure 67.—Types of bowls:

Figure 67.—Types of bowls:

upper row, view looking into' bowl; lower, side view. a, Medium sized elliptical bowl; common shape with handle at each end. Outside measurement, length 21 inches, width 12.75 inches, depth 5.75 inches; rim with projecting sharp external edge, width of upper rim surface in middle transverse line 0.6 inches, thickness of bowl 0.2 inches; below upper edge where rim projection meets it 0.3 inches; handles, length in middle line 1 inch, width 2 inches, depth 1 inch, triangular in section with lower sharp edge. Median longitudinal edge present extending from lower edge of handle to flat bottom. Bottom, thickness 1 inch, flat internally. Length breadth index, 67. b, Smaller long elliptical bowl, flat bottom with handles. Outside measurement, length 15.5 inches, width 7.25 inches, depth 3 inches. Upper rim surface formed by meeting of planes of outer and inner surfaces of bowl, no projecting outer edge; width in middle transverse line 0.3 inches gradually increasing towards ends. Handles, length, 0.6 inches; width at outer ends, 0.9 and 1.1 inches; depth, 1 inch; constricted at junction with bowl; bottom flat externally, rounded internally. Length breadth index, 56. External longitudinal edge at ends present. c, Small round bowl. Length between handles 9.2 inches, inside length of rim opening 7 inches, inside width 6.7 inches, outside depth 3 inches; handles, length, 0.7 inches; width, 0.8 inches; depth, 0.9 inches; right handle perforated for sennit loop for suspension when not in use; bottom flat externally, rounded internally; external longitudinal end edges present. Length breadth index of opening, 95. d, Acute elliptical bowl with legs, no handles: length 21 inches, width 6 inches, depth not quite 4 inches; external and internal surfaces meet at sharp angles at ends, the acute angled groove on inner surface continued down from ends towards the bottom. The external longitudinal edge continuous from ends along under surface of the bottom, but bottom is rounded internally; legs consist of a pair of short projections on either side of middle line, each leg roughly rectangular 1.6 inches longitudinally, 0.7 inches transversely, depth 0.3 inches on the inner side which allows mesial longitudinal edge on bottom to rest on the ground. Opposite pairs1.4 inches apart, legs on same side 3.3 inches apart.