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MUSEUMS. 



Stone Adze Head ; Adze Head, made of the half of a Terebra 

 maculosa, Mallicollo : Rattle of candle nut* worn on the leg, and 

 Wooden Bow Guard, Mallicollo ; Pig-Killer's Comb, Tubumalao, 

 Espiritu Santo : Bamboo Combs. Aitchin ; purchased. 



Santa Marie Islands :— Head Scratcher (28. 6. 98. 51), purchased. 



Santa Cruz:— The following specimens (28. 6, 98. 16-32. 37. 43-49 & 51) 

 have been purchased :— 



Two Wooden Clubs, painted, used in the ceremonial dances ; Wooden 

 Food Bowl, Graciosa Bay ; Seven Shell Armlets, Trocas niloticus, worn 

 on the left arm ; Fishing Line ; Two Tortoise-shell Earrings ; Tortoise- 

 shell Fish Hook and Stone Sinker ; Two Shell Scrapers, and two 

 charms; Fruit Bag, pelau; Plaited Grass Bag, efate ; Three Woven 

 Grass Bags, used for holding betel nuts ; Three Woven Grass Dresses ; 

 Armlet of Shells. Nassa arcularia, L.,Tucopia I. : Piece of printed Tappa 

 Cloth ; Roll of Feather Money, Nitendi. 



Torres Islands : — Woven Head Band, nela ; Two Girdle Bands, netu. 



Banks Islands : — Wooden Knife, for cutting puddings. Vanua Lava : 

 Grass Bags. 



Fiji Islands: — 



Native model of a Double Canoe (8. 2. 98. 1) ; Wig of twisted human 

 hair (8. 2. 98. 2); Wooden Club (8. 2. 98. 3) ; Club, ula (8. 2. 98. 8), 

 presented by Dr. Pechey. 



The following specimens (28. 6. 98. 1-11) were collected and presented 

 by Mr. Wm. Crosfield : — 



Six-legged Kava Bowl ; Piece of Kava Root ; Hibiscus Strainer for 

 Kava ; Cocoanut Cup, for drinking Kava; Piece of Sinnet : Orator's 

 Fly Flap ; Five pieces of Tappa ('loth, variously printed. 



Polynesia. — New Zealand : — 

 The following specimens having been acquired by purchase : — 

 ( larved Wooden Head, part of the jamb of a door (29. 3. 98. 47) ; 

 Pieces of Carved Wood from Canoes (29. 3. 98. 48-49) ; Piece of Wood 

 carved in form of a human hand and arm (29. 3. 98. 50) ; Three Wooden 

 Figures (29. 3. 98. 51-53), two male and one female, with loose arms 

 worked with strings, and used in dance at Parahaka ; Jade Ear Orna- 

 ment (29. 3. 98. 54); Ball, " poi," with string attached, used in the native 

 dances (29. 3. 98. 55) ; Photographs (29. 3. 98. 56-58) of natives. 





