Note 33 — THE TECHNICAL CULTURE OF THE ANDAMAN ISLANDERS (continued 2)

When the hull of the canoe is finished it is moved to the shore or to the bank of a creek and the outrigger is attached. The float is a straight spar of light wood. In the North Andaman the wood of the Hibiscus tiliaceus is often used, but Mr Man says that in the South Andaman the float is always made from a species of Sterculia (mai in Aka-Bea)33. The ends of the float are only roughly shaped. The broader end of the float is forward.