Baskets, Troughs, and Areca Spathe Feeding-dish, Nicobar Islands " " 252 Group of Kar Nicobarese " " 284 ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT PAGE Little Andaman Canoe 41 "Scare-devil," or device for exorcising evil spirits 44 Oil Press (Kar Nicobar) 53 "Scare-devil," or device for exorcising evil spirits 78 Chaura Pottery 108 Shom Pe[.n] Cooking-vessel (Great Nicobar) 148 Iron Buffalo and Pig Spears 221 "Scare-devil," or device for exorcising evil spirits (Kachal) 231 Nicobarese Talisman 232 "Scare-devil," or device for exorcising evil spirits (Kachal) 232 Female Talisman (Kachal); Female Talisman, "Kario" (Nankauri) 234 1, Shom Pe[.n] Spear (Great Nicobar). 2 and 3, "Hanoi cha," Canoe Decorations for bow, stern, and outrigger (Kar Nicobar). 4, Turtle Spear. 5 and 6, Wooden Fishing Spears. 7, Ornamental Canoe Stern-piece, "Misoka ap" (Kar Nicobar). 8, 9, and 10, Iron Fishing Spears 244 IN THE ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS PART I INTRODUCTION The _Terrapin_--Crew--Itinerary of the Cruise--Daily Routine-- Provisions and Supplies--Collecting Apparatus--Guns--Shooting-- Path-making--Clothing--Head-dress--A Scene in the Tropics-- Native Indolence--Attractive Memories. The _Terrapin_, captain and owner Dr W. L. Abbott, is a Singapore-built teak schooner of 40 tons register and 67 tons yacht measurement. She is 65 feet long on the water-line, and 16 feet broad, and has been given an almost box-shaped midship section, partly to afford sufficient inside space for the ballast (iron), but principally with the idea that when she takes the ground she may not heel to any uncomfortable extent. The draught is 7-1/2 feet, but two years' experience has proved that this is too much for the class of cruising she is engaged in. The crew are berthed forward, and aft is a large hold where tanks containing about 3 tons of water, supplies, cables, etc., are stored. A large raised trunk hatch about 2-1/2 feet high covers the central third of the boat, leaving 3-feet gangways on either side. This structure affords ample head-room below, and gives coolness and abundant ventilation by means of windows which open all round it. Sailing in the tropics, with the thermometer constantly standing at 84° or so in the shade, necessitates for any comfort a very different arrangement from what would be fitting at home. Whenever possible, the boat, while anchored, is covered with awnings from stem to stern. Under the hatch are a large saloon, two cabins, pantry, etc.