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Chapter XI In the Amphletts—Sociology of the Kula

Fine Specimens of Amphlett Pots.
Plate XLVI Fine Specimens of Amphlett Pots. The largest type of cooking pots, used only for the preparation of taro pudding, are an article of high value and often handled and displayed in connection with ceremonial distributions ( sagali ) and communal cooking. (See Div. III .)
A Canoe in Gumasila Loading Pots.
Plate XLVII A Canoe in Gumasila Loading Pots. The main article of export from the Amphletts has to be stowed away very carefully. (See Div. I .)

The influence of the surrounding great districts, that is, of the Trobriands and of Dobu upon the Amphletts neither was nor is merely commercial. From the limited linguistic

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