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native of western Mexico. Acquired in Mexico in 1901, and presented by 



J. N. Rose. 

 388-390. Mexican toys made from the same. Same source and donor. 

 391-394. Palmetto brushes. — Made from the stems of Serenoa serrulata (Michx.) 



Hooker f. Native of the southeastern United States. Presented by Felix 



Hentze. 



395. Raphia stems. — Portions of the stem of Raphia vinifera Beauv. Native of 



tropical Africa. From Liberia, through the Philadelphia Museums. 



396. Raphia fiber. From same source and donor. 



397. African Piassaba fiber. — From the leaves of the preceding. Same source 



and donor. 



398. Attaps shingles. — Made from the leaflets of the sago palm, Metroxylon Sagu 



Rottb. Native of the East Indies. Acquired on Linga Island by Percy 

 Wilson, in 1901. 



399. Yarey leaf fiber. — The product of an undetermined species of Copernicia. 



Acquired by J. A. Shafer at Holguin, Cuba. 

 400-401. Yarey brooms. — Brooms made of the above fiber. Same source. 



402. Rattan stems. — The stems of Calamus Rotang L. Native of the Old World 



tropics. Acquired by Percy Wilson at Johone, Malay Peninsula, in 1901. 



403. Rotan-Kora basket. — A rough basket made of the stems of Calamus heteroideus 



Blume. Native of the East Indies. Acquired by Percy Wilson at Buiten- 

 zorg, Java, in 1901. 



404. Rattan stems. — From Calamus mollis Blanco. From the Philippine Islands. 



Presented by Theodore Muller. 



405. Rattan splints. — Split from the stems of the preceding species. Same source 



and donor. 



406-407. Rattan scoops. — The body of bamboo, the border of strips from pre- 

 ceding stems. Same source as last. Acquired by Percy Wilson. 



408. Rattan sticks. — The stems of a species of Calamus. Native of the East 

 Indies. Used in furniture making. Presented by Bennache Bros., of 

 New York City. 



409-412. Other varieties of the same. Same donor. 



413-416. Four samples of the same, presented by Leopold Thomas, of New York 

 City. 



417-422. Six forms of same, used for demijohns. Same donor. 



423-426. The same split into oval forms. Used in baskets and furniture. Same 

 donor. 



427-428. The same, split into flat forms. Same donor. 



429. Rattan pelade — The peeled stems of a species of Calamus. Native of the 



East Indies. Used in making baskets. Acquired by Percy Wilson at 

 Buitenzorg, Java, in 1901. 



430. Unfinished basket made of the preceding. Same source. 



431. The same, finished. Same source. 



432. Kabung. The fiber of the leaflets of the sugar palm, Arenga sacckarijera 



Labill. Native of the East Indies. Same source. 



433. Malay writing pens. Made from the fibro-vascular bundles of the preceding 



palm. Same source. 



434. Kabung rope. — A very durable rope, made from the leaf-fibers of the same 



plant. Same source. 



