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290. Smaller Arundo splints. — Same source and donor. 



291. Basket made of Arundo splints. — Same source and donor. 



292. Another form of same. 



293. Basket made of an undetermined species of "Sea-Island grass." Made by 



negroes near Charleston, South Carolina. Presented by N. L. Britton. 



294. Tambo. Blue bent. — The inflorescence of Phragmites Phragmites (L.) Karst. 



Native of swamps throughout most of the world. From the Philippine 

 Islands. Presented by Theodore Miiller. 

 295-296. Brushes made from the preceding. Also used as fans. Acquired in 

 1903, in the Philippine Islands, by R. S. Williams. 



297. Plaited fibers from stem of same plant. Used in hat-making. From Bohemia. 



298. Bamboo stems. — The stems of Bambusa Blumeana Schult. f. Native of the 



Old World tropics. From the Philippine Islands. Presented by Theodore 

 Miiller. 



299. Splints from above stems. 



300. Splints from inner sheath of same. 



301. Section of stem of bamboo. 



302. Splints made of split stems of bamboo. 



303. Fish trap made of bamboo splints. Probably from Bambusa vulgaris Wendl. 



Native of tropical regions. Made and used by the negroes of Haiti, West 



Indies. Acquired in Haiti by George V. Nash in 1905. 

 304 8 ~305. Baskets used for keeping fish alive when suspended in water. Made of a 



bamboo called in Java "Bamboe-apoes." 

 306-307. Scoop-panniers made from same material. Used for carrying stones and 



other heavy articles. 

 308-309. Coarse strainers made from same. 

 3 10-3 1 1. Similar sieves, of medium fineness. 

 312-313. Two of finest quality. 

 314-315. Ordinary hat for men, made of two frames of same splints, with leaves 



between. 

 316-321. Ornamental hats for women, made from same, and painted. Worn by 



Javanese women. 

 322-324. Double-layer hats of same, for men, the coarse splints inside, the finer 



outside. 



325. A fine quality of same. 



326. The same, with ornamental coloring. 



327. A still finer quality of same. 



328. A plain hat for men, of finest quality. 



329. Strips used in making hats in the Philippine Islands. Presented by C. B. 



Robinson. 



330. A fine hat made by the Philippine Island natives from bamboo splints. Same 



donor. 



331. A bamboo sieve, used for washing rice. 

 33 2— 333- Trays made of same. 



334. Fruit-basket made of same. 

 335-336. Other forms of same. 



8 The following series of bamboo products with the exception of 329 and 330, 

 were acquired in Buitenzorg, Java, by Percy Wilson, in 1901. 



