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A series of sieve?, trays, fish tia[)s, fisliing baskets, &e., made CASE 

 from the split stems of i^. anmdinaccay is here shown; also 120. 

 Bamboo pickle, the young succulent shoots of the bamboo, 

 used in India, , 



No. 208. Figures carved by Chinese from the rhizome 

 of bamboo ; other sjicciraens are shown in Table Case op]>OHite. 



At the back of the Case observe a Sitnhlixd from Corea, CASE 

 similar toJN^o. 207, but of somewhat coarser vvrorkmansliip. 121. 



Stems of B. aruncUnacea, and matting made of the split 

 stems of the same species, from India, are also nhown. 



Note in upi)er part of Case a Lepciia Hat made of strips of CASE 

 bamboo, and leaves of a species of Phrynium. 122. 



No. 209. SiiiiiT made of pieces of fine bamboo threaded 

 together, and worn by the Chinese next the skin in^'*hot 

 ^^eather. 



Note the irregularly jointed stems of the Whampoa Bamboo 

 {Bambiisa hetcrocycla^ Carr.), used for making walking sticks ; 

 also B. pohjmorpha, Munro, from India, whore they are used 

 for making baskets, mats, &c. A stem is also shown in Museum 

 No. III. ' '■■■• V"^'-- 



Two hats, made of bamboo, one as worn by Chinese labourers, CASE 

 and the other by Bhutias, are shown in the upper part of this 123 



Case. <'■ u-.- "vA''-',fui.'7 Vn-'-/ 



No. 210. Kian Pakkian or i§ODY Cloth,' made of very 

 fine shreds «f bamboo, passed between the teeth, and bitten 

 until they become quite soft and fit for weaving. It is the 

 only article of dress worn by the inhabitants of Celebes. This 

 specimen was made specially for the Rajah. 



Note on left-hand side stems of Square Bamik)0 (/>. 

 quadrangularh, Fenz.), from Wenchow, China, and opium 

 pipe made from one of the stems; also on right-hand side stems 

 of B. Tulda, Roxb. The latter is the common bamboo of 

 Bengal. Tiie stems are very strong, and are used for scaffolding 

 and roofing, and, when split, for makiiig mats. ,'i i .; 



At the back of the Case is a painted Sunblind, n^aclg of CASE 

 finely split bamboo, from China. 124. 



Oijserve also Chinese bamboo chopsticks and (tROGOh, or 



trap used for catching river fish in the Straits vSettlements. 



It is made of a sin.irle piece of bamboo stem split and plaited. 



Amongst other objects here shown are the following: — 



Ornamenlai baskets made of split bamboo, from China and 



Siam ; waterproof paper, from China ; slow match of bamboo 



