The money bird adorns the beams protruding beyond the end of the bai. The bird is a whimbrel, called delerrok. It is also known as okak, which refers to the sound it produces. The delerrok is said to have laid udoud (Palauan money beads).

Information source: "Bai" 1993.


 

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