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Samoan Material Culture

Figure 37.—Scaffolding of rounded end section:

Figure 37.—Scaffolding of rounded end section:

Figure 37.—Scaffolding of rounded end section:

right half viewed from outside opposite its middle. The forked supporting post (to'o manga) (1) of the other scaffolding, supports the crossbar (2.) against which the oblique timber (3) rests. The new elements are 3 oblique heavy pieces of timber which are leaned against the upper part of (3). Of these, the longest (4) is placed slightly to the right of the middle long axis of the house with the upper end resting on the old oblique timber (3) close to the supporting post (1). The lower end rests on the ground beyond the projected line of the wall posts. The other two timbers (5 and 6) have their lower ends placed on the ground beyond the wall post line so as evenly to divide the space while the upper ends are tied to the oblique timber (3). The oblique timbers, like the ones in the middle section, are fata sasau or fata vala. The cross pieces, also called teleteleanga or papani (7) are tied on in the usual manner.