194- RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN JIUSEUM. 



IV. — Missile Sticks from Tanna and Fdtdna. 



So far as 1 have been able to gather, practically very little 

 has been written on these interesting objects, apparently 

 restricted to the above neighbouring islands. They are 

 composed of two substances, stone and coral. 



The collection contains in all five olivine basalt and four 

 coral projectiles, and of which the following are the details: — 



Sto7ie. 



1. Faintly curved, 19J" long, oval in section, weight 31bs. 



From Tanna, presented by Capt. A. H. C. C. Home, R.N. 

 (PI. xxxviii., fig. 2). 



2. Faintly curved, 17" long, round in section, weight 2^1bs. 



From Tanna, presented by the same donor. 



3. Straight, 10|" long, round in section, weight 21bs. ISoz. 



Called Kasso-iraso, from the village of Gwin-ap, Central 

 . Tanna, presented by W. H. Truss (PL xxxvi., fig. 2). 



4. Curved, 11" across curve, round in section, weight lib. 



13oz. From Tanna, presented by the Rev. W. Laurie. 



5. Slightly curved, 10" long, round in section, weight 21bs. 



From Erromanga. 



These stone missiles are either straight, faintly bent, or 

 appreciably curved, round or oval in section, and with a 

 fairly uniform girth of four inches. 



Coral. 



1. Straight, 2ft. 4|in. long, round in section, weight 4Ibs. 



2ozs. A species of Ast7-(ra, from Futuna, presented by 

 Capt. G. Braithwaite. 



2. Straight, 2ft. 3in. long, round in section, weight 21bs. 



lloz. A species of CceJoria from Futuna, presented by 

 the same donor. 



3. Straight, 1ft. lliu. long, round in section, weight 31bs. 



2oz. Species of Astrfpci, from Futuna, presented by Capt. 

 A. H. C. C. Home, R.N. (PI. xxxviii., tig. 3). 



4. Straight, 2ft. long, round in section, weight 31bs. Species 



of Astnva, from Futuna, presented by the same donor. 



