New Guinea, including the huge towering structures 

 of feathers and grass, should be noted. 



War and worship seem to be closely allied in the 

 life of primitive man. Instruments of offence and 

 defence, laboriously fashioned and cunningly wrought, 

 are to be seen on every side. Boomerangs, clubs, 

 spears, bows and arrows, axes, knives, all are shown 

 in infinite variety. As man develops he introduces 

 ornamentation in to his weapons, his clothing and his 

 utensils. The American Indian, in particular, lavished 

 much of his time on personal decoration. A splendid 

 collection of Navajo blankets is seen in cases 33-38. 



A study of the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands 

 is of peculiar interest, and the characteristics and 

 life of the principal tribes are well illustrated in 

 Hall 9. A model of a Tinguian village gives a kind of a 

 bird's eye view of the form of their houses, airy 

 structures on stilts, and the villagers performing the 

 ordinary callings of a workaday life. The smithy 

 group is lifelike, but what strikes the observer as 

 extraordinary is that, while they have invented an 

 excellent bellows made of two cylinders with hand- 

 worked pistons, they still retain a primitive sledge 

 hammer made of stone. A loom and spinning wheels 

 are exhibited, which display a considerable proficiency 

 in the art of weaving. Their basketry is fine and 

 splendid specimens are to be seen. 



A realistic view of a Bontoc Igorot village of 

 thatched huts is shown. One villager is feeding his 

 pig; others are at work in the smithy; others are 

 weaving. They have a very interesting system of irri- 

 gation, which is shown. Another group shows their 

 women making and glazing pottery. The Negrito, the 



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