- ( 59 ) 



137^ A curloufly embroidered grafs mat, from Angola, a matted pocket, containing 

 fpeciraens of the body linen made of bark, of Oberea, Queen of Ota- 

 HEITB, with fomc of her Majefty's hair, braided by hcrfelf, a roll of a like 

 < plaited hair, and i ornaments for the ears, compofed of 6 pearls, from Ota- 



heite; t elegant feather Arrays or Ruffs, one in a bamboo cafe, from 

 Sanikvich f/lands, and a fcratch-head, from Neiv Caledonia 



1373 A patapatoo or war-bludgeon, a curious trumpet, both finely carved; a wooden 



comb, and a bone ear-bob, all from Ne-vi Zealand; a knife formed of two 

 teeth of a Ihark fixed in a wooden handle, O-why-bee ! and a tataowing in' 

 ftrument, a fling, and aTetotum, from Otahelte 



1374 Acurious Indian fly-llap, the vvhifk part formed of the fame piece of wood -Ar. 



that which conftitutes the handle, being cut into long fibres, and twifted; 

 another made of peacock's feathers ; another made of the fcatlters of the 

 common domeftic fowl ; a net made of plaited twine, and various other or- 

 naments, thread, tape, twine, filh-hooks, &c. from the nevjly-di/covered IJlands 

 iti the South Seas 



1375 A fiddle-fhapcd patapatoo, and a water-fcoop, both Angularly carved, 3 wooden 



inrtruments ufed in making cloth, and a curious wooden box, all from Nnv 

 Zealand 



1376 Three large and various fmall fpecimens of cloth, made of the bark of the cloth 



tree, fome of them curioufly ftained in a variety of figures, from Otaheitf, 



O-ii'/'y- hee / and other South Sea Ifiamls 

 '377 Tuo large pieces of fine bark cloth, from the Society Jjles 

 i^kS Various fpecimens of the inner b.irk of the Lagetto Tree, (fimilarto thebarkof 



the Cloth Tree of the South Sea I/lands] ; fome of the bark of the American 



birch tree, ufed as paper, fome white filky flax from New Zealand, &c. 



1379 A curious helmet-ihaped cap, and i cloaks made of beautiful feathers, from 



O-ivhy hte / 



1380 Three curious boxes made of birch bark, one covered with filk, and embroidered 



with tin, from Lapland, and 2 made by the Nuns at ^lebec, and embroidered 

 with porcupines cjuills dyed of various colours, one reprefenting a landfcape 

 with birds, flowers, &c, 



1301 A leather purfe, embroidered with tin, a fpoon made of a rein deer's horn, and 

 a wicker box formed of young juniper roots, &c. all from Lapland; a wooden 

 fj)oon with a matted cafe from Madagafcar j a box made of a calabafti, fingu- 

 larly curved, from South America; ;» poem in the Malayan charadcr, written 

 on palm leaves, and various other curiofities 



13Sz A wampum belt, from Korth jlinefica, and a Vtnus mercenaria, L. or wampum 

 clam, of^-whifh kind e.fjhell the brads in the belt are made 



J j3j Two wampum belts of the Indians in tiorth Amcricn, and an European Wam- 

 j>um given in exchange for their wampum when any treaty is made with 

 thofe people; fome leaden wampum, fuppofed to coir.e from the Ifland Mo- 

 dura, near Java, and 3 other Indian curiofities 



11 .4 N,ri' 



