360 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM. 1891. 



OUTLINES OF THE ETHNOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONS, CHIEFLY 

 FROM THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION. 



XKW H<lLI.AM>. 



Buckles, or small narrow shields. 



Boomerangs, the singular missile, often described. 



Waddies or cluhs. 



The throwing-stick, adjutant for throwing javelins. 



Beads or wampum, made of the stem of a grass, etc. 



FEKJEE ISr.AND.S. 



War clubs of various patterns, and the small wmi- clubs ust^l :is :i missile. 

 Bows and arrows, slings. 

 Spears, both for war and fishing. 



Wooden idols, oracles, headdress of priest, sacred cavacuji, etc. 

 Wigs, combs, turbans, etc. 

 Pateras or cava bowls, dishes, etc. 

 Matting, and baskets of various patterns. 

 Pottery — water vessels and for cooking. 



Musical instruments, consisting of Pandean i>ipes. nose Hutes, war couch, and 

 drum. 



Mosquito uets, fans, fly Innishes, wooden pillows. 



Stone adzes. 



Fishing uets and lines, cordage, etc. 



Dresses for females, of various, and some brilliant colors. 



Armlets and necklaces in great variety, neck ornaments, head bands. 



Tapa, or cloth, also of great variety of patterns in the stained ligtires. 



SAMOA ISI.AND.S AND TON.TATABU. 



These islands, in common with the other Polynesians, have evidently derived their 

 arts mostly from the Feejees. Their implements as Ave recede become less numerous, 

 with often much diversity in the model. I note only : 



Arrows for catching pigeons, of the Samoa Islands. 



Models of the single canoe. 



Models, large, double Touja canoe, used foi distant sea voyages. 



Rasps of shark's skin, for working wood. comuKui to many Polynesian islands. 



We obtained very few things at Thaiti, where native implements are becoming 

 rare. We saw no weapons of the original stamps. 



SANDWICH ISLANDS. 



The same remarks apply in a good measure to this group. Native ingenuity dis- 

 appears when brought iu contact with civilized man— and with a knowledge of 

 money, the bark-beaten cloth of the South Seas gives place to calico at 10 cents a 

 yard. We obtain here, however, more extensive collections. I mention only— 



The large calabashes, used as baskets to carry burdens, and found so convenient 

 by all travelers. 



Tapa, in imitation of European patterns. 



Models of canoe. 



Feather ornaments— the yellow is the favorite color here. 



