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Art. VII.^ — A. Matsamura; 



h 



for fastening the several strips of wood (Fig. G, a) ; in B, the fibre 

 of hibiscus is employed (Fig. 6, c and d) ; while in C, the pieces 



are held fast by means 

 of coconut rings (Fig. 6, 

 h). These three varie- 

 ties of combs have teeth 

 spreading outward, so 

 that the whole comb 

 presents a triangular 

 form. But the other 

 kind of comb made by 

 carving has teeth almost 

 parallel to each other. 

 Of the combs we col- 

 lected, the smallest one 

 was 180 mm. in length 

 and the largest 355 

 mm. In nearly half the 

 number, 5 of the whole 

 length is almost invari- 

 ably taken up by the 

 teeth, the rest forming, 

 of course, the handle. 

 The number of the teeth 

 varied from three to eiglitcen ; however, seven or eight was most 

 common. The largest breadth of combs was from 50 to 70 mm. 

 at the pait forming the teeth. And this was some | of the length 

 of teeth in many cases. Again, the comb held fast with nails had 

 several coconut rings fastened on the handle for the double purpose 

 of ornament and security. The comb made by carving had simple 



Fig. 6.— Combs from Tnik. 



