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PLATE XXXII. 
Figs. 1-3.—Portions of carved boomerangs, with mucronate ends, after the type of the Barn-geet. 
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4.—Outline of the entire boomerang to illustrate the full outline. 
5.—Boomerang after the type of the Kylie, with incised bi-undulating lines. 
6.—Flat side of the same weapon, with an incised figure of a snake, or perhaps a millipede. 
7.—Basket-work “staking” and “siding.” 
8.—“ Staking” and “siding” of another basket. 
9.—Bag-mesh, opened out to show method of knotting. 
10.—Bag-mesh formed of simple loops. 
11.—Bag-mesh, knotted at the angles. 
PLATE XXXII. 
1.—Meyarrol, or sword, highly coloured in red, white, and yellow. 
2.—Goolmarry, ov shield ; outside view. 
3.—Goolmarry, or shield ; inside view. 
4.—Goolmarry, or shield ; side view. 
PLATE XXXIV. 
1.—Proximal end of “rod womerah,” showing peg held in position by gum-cement and twine. 
2.—Outer end of wooden pliable belt, showing coloured ornament. 
3..—Another similar belt, but shorter. 
4.—A third still shorter belt. 
5.—Necklace of kangaroo incisors, held in position by gum-cement, and twine passed round them. 
6.—Another necklace, with the twine passed through the gum-hafting. 
7.—Rushwork basket, coloured indian red, and ornamented with black, yellow, and white. 
PLATE XXXv. 
1.—Head of Alligator River native, full face, exhibiting use of the nose bone, and tufts of feathers 
in the hair. 
2.—Another head, profile, with necklace of grass bugles, head fillet of twine, and bunch of feathers as 
a forehead ornament. 
