LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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FRONTISPIECE. Stone buildings at Gaua, Santa Maria, Banks Islands The "frontispiece" is the primary illustration facing the title page of the book.
From a sketch by the Author.

1. Map and Elevation of Mota (Sugarloaf Island), Banks Islands . . . 15

2. Masked Figure from New Caledonia . . . 70
From a photograph.

3. Masked Figure of a Banks Islands Tamate A member of a "Tamate" or "Ghost" secret society, wearing ceremonial regalia to represent a spirit. . . . 73
From a photograph by the Author.

4. Tamate at Valuwa (Saddle Island), Banks Islands . . . 78
From a sketch by the Author.

5, 6. Tamate Hats or Masks. Banks Islands . . . 79
From sketches by the Author.

7. Masked Figures at Aurora Island, New Hebrides Now known as Maewo in Vanuatu. . . . 91
From a photograph by Rev. C. Bice.

8. Lano A specific type of ceremonial mask or association within the secret societies of the Banks Islands. Hats or Masks. Banks Islands . . . 104
From a drawing by a native.

9. Malo-saru An ornate, prestigious dancing dress or robe worn by high-ranking men in the Banks Islands. Dancing Dress. Banks Islands . . . 108
From a specimen in the British Museum.

10. A Sea-ghost shooting a man fishing, at Saa, Solomon Islands Melanesian folklore often depicted sea-ghosts—spirits of the dead—as dangerous entities that could strike the living with spiritual arrows. . . . 197
From a drawing by a native.

11. A Sea-ghost. San Cristobal, Solomon Islands . . . 259
From a drawing by a native.

12. A New Hebrides Canoe . . . 291
From a sketch by the Author.

13. A Mota Canoe. Banks Islands . . . 292
From a photograph by the Author.

14. A Santa Cruz Canoe . . . 293
From a sketch by the Author.

15. Spear-rest in a Florida Referring to the Nggela Islands in the Solomons, often called "Florida" by 19th-century explorers. Canoe. Solomon Islands . . . 295
From a sketch by the Author.