ETHNOGRAPHICAL OBJECTS. 431 
Arm Ring. Open band of pewter, with continuous chevron de- 
signs. Width, 1} inches; diameter, 34 inches. 18914} 
Bracelets (pair). Open brass rings, square in section, with chev- 
ron design on outer faces. Diameter, 34 inches. 18914 
Wristlet. Band of pewter with continuous chevron design, 
flattened to form ellipse. Width, 3? inches; greatest diameter, 3 
inches. 18913 
Finger Ring. Brass, with large round flat boss, bearing five- 
pointed star. 18911 
Finger Ring. Like preceding, but with eight-pointed star. 18911 a 
Cap. Closely fitting, of open basketry. Sheikh Husein tribe. 
18907 
Forehead Ornament. Two tubes of brass, about one inch in diam- 
eter and four in length, formed by bending a single piece of metal 
attached horizontally by a thong around the forehead. The ends 
of the tubes are stopped with white porcelain beads, cemented with 
cum. They are filled with some dark substance. The outside is 
engraved with the continuous chevron design. 18918 
Forehead Ornament. Identical with the preceding, except that 
the material is copper. 18917 
Head Dress. Open ring of bent wood, wrapped with brass and 
copper wire. Worn on crown. Diameter, 7 inches. 18919 
Head Ornament. Pair of brass rings connected by leather thongs 
which pass around the head so that the rings fall over the ears. 
The rings, which taper from the middle, are square in section, and 
ornamented with a serrated pattern. The ends are closed bya 
wrapping of brass wire. Worn with preceding, 18918 and 18919. 
Diameter about 4 inches. 18913 
Scraper. Iron, with sharp edge, used to remove callous skin. 
Terminates in an awl. Length, 5 inches. 18921 
Tweezers (3). Iron, with two blades united by spring at back. 
Lengths: 2, 24, and 3 inches. 18912-18913 
Quiver and Arrows. Tube of reed, with caps of hide, and leather 
strap for suspension. Contains 17 arrows of reed, without feathers 
or foreshafts. Footing of hard wood, wound with sinew; swallow- 
tail nock with U-shaped notch. Heads of iron, with tang inserted 
in the reed, which is wrapped with sinew. Two kinds of heads oc- 
cur: one long, nail-shaped, square in section, and the other barbed, 
both with and without twists in the tang. The shaft of one arrow is 
entirely of wood, with an iron head socketed to receive it. Length 
of quiver, 26 inches; length of arrows, 22 to 26 inches. 18991 
