Figure 238.—Stern cover, rod post, and shell stands:

a, upper surface (1)—length 4 feet 3 inches, width at junction with gunwale (2) 17 inches, width at junction with stern piece (3) 5.2 inches, bow edge straight with right-angled joins (4) with gunwales, stern edge "V"-shaped, thick bow with raised curved part (5), rod support (6) and seven raised shell stands (7) in middle line; b, rod post from above, slightly curved bow edge 5.3 inches wide, curved sides meeting in sharp edge in middle line, length in, middle line 8.2 inches inclined groove (8) 2.5 inches wide inclined upwards and backwards to support bamboo fishing rod at acute angle with stern cover; c, rod post from right side, height 3 inches at bow end and 3.75 inches at stern end, rod post cut out of solid wood with stern lower hole cut through posterior edge for braid lashing of shells; d, shell stand, side few, 1.4 inches high with transverse hole bored through; e, shell stand from above, rectangular sides 2.5 inches long, ends 1.3 inches wide, sides and ends sloped upwards and inwards forming smaller upper surface. The shell supports are cut out of the solid median ridge left on upper surface of cover.