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and 1220, the string is of native manufacture, and in 1221, of cotton 
thread. ‘The cord of No. 1220 is knotted between each wing sheath. 
In this specimen, a somewhat musical tone results from the rat- 
tling of the necklace. 
ORNAMENTED MORTAR OF STONE. 
In Fig. 4 is illustrated a cylindrical stone mortar found on the 
uplands of Helemano, Oahu, and presented to the Museum by Mr. 
Robert S. Thurston. Hawaiian mortars were not unknown to the 
6 INCHES 
5. SECTION OF STONE MORTAR, 
Museum,’ but this specimen is worthy of special notice on account 
of the presence of many grooves encircling the exterior. There 
are six on the exterior wall, two on the upper rim and one on the 
bottom. Their presence in the latter two places would indicate 
that the motive was ornamentation, not utility. 
Considering the necessarily bulky requirements of such an 
implement, the Hawaiian cylindrical mortar had been developed 
into a form which was not inelegant, as may be seen in those pre- 
*They were used for obtaining oil by crushing kukui nut kernels, as already 
described by Dr. W. T. Brigham, B. P. B. M. Memoirs, I, 364-366. 
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