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Admiralty Islands. Two human figures, 8 spears with obsidian heads; 

 ■obsidian dagger with well-carved human head for handle, a fine specimen; 2 

 lime-boxes of gourd, canoe-bailer; penis cover engraved shell of Ovulum ovum. 



Australia. Shields, throwing-clubs and boomerangs. A good general 

 collection. 



Caroline Islands. Very fair collection; nothing rare. 



Gilbert Islands. Complete coconut fibre armor and shark-tooth weapons. 



HAMBURG. 



Director. 



Staatliches Museum fur Yolkerkunde. Dr. Georg Thilenius, 



Two huewai pawehe, 4 adzes in fragments, model 

 Four ceremonial adzes and 4 paddles, all from 



200. GONG, CAROLINE ISLANDS. 



Hawaiian Islands, 

 of a double canoe. 



Hervey Islands. 



Mangaia. 



Niue Island. Three paddles, longiel. 



Rapanui. Four human figures; bird, well carved; talking-stick or 

 paddle, club, 2 rude stone human heads, 4 obsidian lance-heads, wooden cres- 

 cent-shaped gorget. 



Marquesas Islands. Crown of 

 carved bone, tortoise-shell and feath- 

 ers ; 3 stilt rests, 3 spears, several 

 beards of old men; fan, club. 



Samoan Islands. .Small fish- 

 ing canoe, white hibiscus fibre mat, 

 2 hook clubs, 5 spears, 4 serrate 

 clubs, house model ; 15 siapo, ordi- 

 narj^ patterns; 13 fans, 2 baskets, 

 2 fly-flaps, 3 shell frontlets, common pillow, tatuing implements. 



Tongan Islands. Gypsurn poi-pounder, 2 wooden pillows, 3 squid bait. 



Manihiki. Paddle inlaid with circles of pearl shell; club, two bowls 

 and a box inlaid in the same way. 



Fijian Group. Tw T enty-four throwing-clubs, 6 pineapple clubs, 7 knob- 

 bed clubs, 10 round, 10 musket form; tree stem with human bones imbedded, 

 a cannibal trophy; 3 cannibal dishes, 2 oil dishes, 7 yaqona bowls, 16 pots, 

 roll for marking kapa, 3 kapa-beaters, 3 wooden pillows, long round pillow, 

 2 flat-topped pillows, 3 human hair wigs, 2 chief's staves, 4 satchels, flat; 

 14 carved spears, model of devil house in sennit. 



New Caledonia. Death-mask in poor condition, 2 adzes with handles, 

 2 bird-bill clubs, 2 round clubs, small human figure, 3 water-bottles, 2 bambu 

 combs, cylindrical woven head-dress or cape, dresses galore. 



Caroline Islands. Six oblong wooden bowls, 2 wooden boxes with 

 covers, canoe model, 2 shark-floats, 7 decorated canoe sticks, 3 decorated 

 house beams (used to hang clothes upon), 3 coral-rock pounders, 7 belts, 

 wooden gong with handles at end (Fig. 200); tols in great number. Nukuor 

 figure in wood 66 in. high, 4 smaller figures from same locality. Ponapean 

 flat kapa-beater, tortoise-shell dishes and spoons, tatuing implements, hat 



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