Figure 219.—Paopao canoe, 16 feet, 8 inches in length:

a, width between outer edges in inches; the projecting part of the bow (1) is 12 inches long and the similar part of the stern (2) much shorter. The width of 4.5 inches at either end gradually increases to 14.5 inches in the middle. The upper edge on either side has an inside thicker flange (3) for the middle 7.5 feet. The inside flange to strengthen the upper edge for the support of outrigger booms lashed through holes made below the flange, is a constant feature. b, Longitudinal section through middle line, showing inside depth of the hold. The shallow forward bow projection (1) running back to a bluff almost vertical descent (4) to the keel part is characteristic. The hollowing of the hold slopes back from the bow leaving a solid part (5) for resisting the waves. The bow slope meets the deepest part of the hold (14 inches). The hold slopes back to 12.75 inches in the middle and to nothing at the stern. The long upward sloping stern ends in a knob (2) with a constricted neck derived from the hauling knob on the log and retained as a characteristic feature.