| Average width of apron in inches.
| | Notes on ground staining and other matters.

36 6 1/2 Background of design unstained, but back fold of
apron and fringe stained yellow.
37 [48] 7 3/4 Ditto ditto ditto
38 5 1/4 Only a little irregular yellow staining behind the
design. Back fold of apron and fringe stained yellow.
39 6 Background of design (except fringe part) unstained,
but back fold of apron and fringe stained yellow.
40 7 Background of upper (zig-zag) part of design unstained,
but that of lower (rectangular) part and whole of
back fold of apron and fringe stained yellow.
41 10 1/2 Faintly tinted broad horizontal and vertical lines
and triangles in figure represent yellow stain. No
other staining in the apron.
42 6 3/4 Background of design unstained, but back fold end of
apron and fringe stained yellow.
43 6 3/4 No background staining in the apron. The smallness
of the amount of decoration and the substitution of
two tails for a fringe are, I think, unusual.


Dancing ribbons are made out of bark cloth by both men and women,
but are coloured by men only. These are worn by both men and women at
dances, the ribbons hanging round the body from the abdominal belt or a
cord, three or four or five of them being worn by one person, and one
of these commonly hanging in front. They are generally 2 or 3 inches
wide and about 4 feet long, but a portion of this length is required
for hitching the ribbon round the belt. I think their ornamentation