Figure 4.—Cook Islands wooden bowls. Small beaker bowl without legs, (a, b) Mangaia (Cambridge University Mus., Z.6077), from G. Bennet, July 1824: a, rim opening, length 10 inches, greatest width 7 inches, showing pointed end (1) and base (2) with upward projecting knob (3); outer rim edge rounded off and inner edge inverted and sharp, making greatest diameter a little below upper rim; b, side view, height 3 inches. Medium-sized beaker bowl with legs, (c-e) Aitutaki (Bishop Mus., C8920): c, rim of opening, length 25 inches, greatest outside width 14 inches, rim 0.37 inch thick at sides, 1.12 inches at base (2), no upward projection; d, side view, height at base (2) 4 inches, height at pointed end (1) 5.37 inches; e, under side, showing four short rectangular legs and edge (4) extending from pointed end to under surface. Bowl intermediate between round and beaker, without legs (f, g), Atiu (Bishop Mus., C2833): f, rim opening, length 13 inches, greatest width 11 inches, rim thickness 0.5-0.75 inch., upward rim projection (3) at base (2) 1.75 inches long and full thickness of rim, groove (5) at pointed end (1) 0.25 inch deep; g, side view, height 8.25 inches, showing rim projection (3) and groove (5). h, large round bowl without legs, owned by Parua-rangi Ariki of Atiu. Medium round bowl with legs (i, j), Aitutaki (Bishop Mus., C8919): i, rim opening, 17.5 inches in diameter, rim 0.75 inch thick; j, side view, height 7.25 inches, four round legs. Small elliptical bowl (k, l), Atiu (Bishop Mus., C2834): k, rim opening, length 14.5 inches, width 8.12 inches, shallow pouring groove (5) at one end and sennit loop (6) for hanging up at other; l, side view, height 3.62 inches, in middle and 4 inches at loop end. Large elliptical bowl (m, n), Atiu (Royal Scottish Mus., Edinburgh, 1895.359): m, rim opening, total length 12 feet, opening length 10 feet, 9 inches, outside width 38 inches, inside width 31.5 inches, rim projection (3) not full thickness of rim, carved at both ends with curved lines, one end (1) somewhat sharper and point cut off to form a triangular surface (7) from apex of which a median edge (4) extends downward; n, side view, greatest inside depth 26 inches, capacity