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PERFORATED STONES 



The staff of Fig. 12 is similar to the other, but has, in addition to the 

 rattan collar upon which the disk rests, a fringe of deer or other hide 



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Fig. 11. Coi-cmoiiial staff from New Gu 



Fig. 12. ( leroraouial stall' from New Guinea. 



below it, which, like the rattan, serves the double purpose of keeping 

 the disk from slipping. and of ornamentation. The disk has seven* 



