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Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga
Figure 61. Double canoe, bow piece: a, right side; b, top view. 1, section which fits over keel; 2, sloping, narrowed forward end; 3, pointed bow end; 4, gunwale projections cleared by hollowing of aft part; 5, sections which fit against bulwark; 6, four-sided seat, level with top edge, sides appear raised owing to downward slope of sides of bow piece; 7, squared knobs at angles of wider aft end of seat; 8, sides, slope to mesial edge which meets sharp point of bow
Figure 61. Double canoe, bow piece: a, right side; b, top view. 1, section which fits over keel; 2, sloping, narrowed forward end; 3, pointed bow end; 4, gunwale projections cleared by hollowing of aft part; 5, sections which fit against bulwark; 6, four-sided seat, level with top edge, sides appear raised owing to downward slope of sides of bow piece; 7, squared knobs at angles of wider aft end of seat; 8, sides, slope to mesial edge which meets sharp point of bow.