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Mat a)/d Basket IVcavnie^. 



8447. 3 ft. long X 9 in. wide — 20 strands to inch. Oba, with various openwork de- 

 signs at ends, and stamped with magenta stain. 



844S. 3.2 ft. longXg-S in. wide — 20. Oba, like last, short fringe on edges, long on ends. 



8449. 1.5 ft. long X 3 in. wide — 26. Ambrym, broad red stripes, openw-ork ends, with 

 long ( 10 in.) fringe. 



8459- 3.7 ft. longXi.7 in. wide — 21. Ambrym, all red, two sewed together in the 

 middle, ending in four braided tails and long fringes. 



Fig. 56. WOMEN'S DRESSES FROM MALF:KULA, N. H. 



6627. 3.5 ft. longXio.5 in. wide — 15. Oba, openwork ends, stamped purple all over^ 

 fringes. 



6628. 3.6 ft. longXii.5 in. wide — 16. Oba, same treatment as last. 



Fijian Coffin. — This remarkable specimen of basket work is 22.5 in. long, 

 9 in. wide in the middle, 5.5 in. at the ends, and 9 in. deep. The bottom is wholly of 

 breadfruit wood, and the cover is lined with the same material stitched with pandanus 

 strands to the upper edge. The interior is lined with a plain broad weave of pandanus 

 extending above the external rim by a foundation of two splints bound together by 

 pandanus strips; this forms a hold for the cover. The illustration (Fig. 57) shows 



