specimens from Malekiila. 



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nature not unlike those used by the Japanese in certain festivals. 

 These Malekulan images were, when exhibited in public, adorned 

 with fern fronds and hibiscus flowers, the frames lasting for several 

 occasions. With these came some verv neatlv woven mats used 



FIG. 3. , 



for women's dresses, scant but sufficient. Very important were 

 a complete skeleton of a Malekulan man and the skull of a woman. 

 The former has been admirably mounted and will be a most inter- 

 esting member of the collection it is hoped to have of all the diverse 

 tribes and races in this region. The female skull shows a curious 



O. p.: B. p. B. M.— Vol. I., No. 2. 



