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Samoan Material Culture

Figure 224.—Bonito canoe (va'a alo) plank sections:

Figure 224.—Bonito canoe (va'a alo) plank sections:

Figure 224.—Bonito canoe (va'a alo) plank sections:

a, plank sections of one complete side; 1, keel (ta'ele); 2, stern piece (taumuli); 3, bow piece (pale); 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, form the lower tier (laulalo)—4, tumatua middle piece with wider lower edge and ends running obliquely upwards and inwards; 5, and 6, tatao o le tumatua, they press (tatao) against the tumatua on either side; 7, angai o le pale (companion of the bowpiece); 8, angai o le taumuli (companion of the stern piece); 9, 10, 11, and 12, four pieces forming the second laulua tier, without specific names; 13, a join between sections (tautu); 14, a join between tiers (aufono); b, section of smaller pieces which corresponds to the usual section (12 in a) is made up of smaller sections (12, 12', and 13, 13').