R.D. Kirkpatrick 1945 Journal Tokelan Islands Mar 5 (cont) the rocks to cook. The food was served to us from a basket woven from a coconut frond. Other tree leaves were placed in the bottom of the basket to retain heat and to keep the food from falling thru. Only Fakaofo has potable fresh water wells but even here the water is mainly used for washing. The other atolls obtain wash water from rain barrels and tanks which catch water running off the fole roofs. The natives drink coconut milk instead of water. Only the men go out to the coconut groves to gather copra or go to sea to fish. The women clean the fale, take care of clothes and children, cook, and do handicraft such as weaving baskets and mats and fans. The men wear shorts under a lava- lava and sometimes, a shirt or T-shirt. The women wear dresses or skirts and blouses or a parong. They are bare breasted apparently when palongis are not around. Brassieres are a rarity. Children may be naked up to the age of 4 or 5 years.