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" Markety," a skull-cap made of netted coloured yarns of 



wombat fur. 

 " Wadder," a bag made of netted wombat-yarn; a wooden 



needle. 

 ''Chena," a sock made of netted wombat-yarn; worn to con- 

 ceal tracks. 

 " Toughendab," a circular pad of wombat-yarn, placed on 



head to support tbe "y allow." 

 "Currarah,' a head ornament, consisting of two slight sticks 

 crossed at right angles, around which is secured a spiral of 

 yarn; the frame is supported by a stick fixed at right 

 angles to the frame. 

 "Cuckaling," cord of entwined human hair. 

 "Talpo chinto," i.e., (white) tails of the "talpo," a small 

 mammal ; used for tying up the beard by way of ornament. 

 "Chewet}^," a neck ornament composed of entwined wombat- 

 yarns, and decorated with the foxy-coloured tail-tips of 

 the "wallbady," a small mammal — Mi/rmecobius, probably. 

 "Muderbur," red ochre, with which the natives smear their 



bodies; also used for dyeing fur. 

 "Tulah," flint chips used for self -laceration, and aflixed to 



shafts of wood as weapons. 

 [The articles enumerated have subsequently been acquired 

 by the South Australian Museum.] 



A short discussion took place on these articles, and they 

 were acknowledged to be of a most interesting character, and 

 afforded evidence that the natives must have had a knowledge 

 of the art of spinning before the whites inhabited that portion 

 of the country. 



The Natural History Director also showed a piece of bone 

 forwarded by Mr. H. Lattorff, and found 30 feet below the 

 surface, about 70 miles north of Port Augusta. This bone was 

 a fragmant of a sacrum, not yet known to what animal it be- 

 longed ; also from Mr. J . AV. Jones, the Deputy Surveyor- 

 G-eneral, some fossilised lea^ves found in three wells, situated 

 between Lake Frome. in South Australia, and the Mount 

 Browne diggings, in New South AV'ales. A small collection of 

 beetles collected at the Peake by Mr. Chandler was exhibited. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. Upon the "Land and Freshwater Shells of Tropical South 

 Australia." By Prof. E. Tate. 



2. " Diagnosis of a new Dilleniaceous Plant from Arnheim 

 Land." By Baron F. von Mueller and Prof. W. Tate. 



3. Dr. AViETTTELL read an interesting paper, and illustrated 

 with diagrams and the use of the microscope some recent and 

 extraordinary discoveries made by Dr. E. Abbe, Professor in 



