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edges. Breast ornament of strips of pearl-shell, six rows of varying width. 

 Necklace of black seeds alternating with white shell disks. Satchel with flap 

 cover. Pearl-shell ornaments, probably the remains of a breast-plate. 



Tongan Islands. Curious basket with white shell disks fa few are 

 black) at all junctions of the brown and black triangles forming the pattern 

 of the plaiting, as shown in Fig. 232. Carved club of fine workmanship, 

 human figures; 2 plaited satchels, pan-pipe with ten irregular reeds, braided 

 cloak with fringe, plaited cape with border resembling Maori work. 2 mat 

 capes with braided fringe, 2 kapa sheets with brown figures and white borders 



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resembling Samoan siapo; long strings of bird bones. Fine pandanus mat 

 from YVaber. Necklace of the rims of Patella shells on twisted cord, wooden 

 pillow ; oblong basket, black plaiting with brown decorations ; 3 strings of 

 dark brown shells, square basket of unusual weaving, open-work mats of 

 curious pattern (Fig. 244). 



New Zealand. Greenstone mere, 2 greenstone adzes, 3 ear pendants of 

 jade, 3 bone needles, stone used for breaking an enemy's canoe (Fig. 247), 

 same as Hawaiian implement; fish-hook. 



Fijian Islands. Three carved spears; 3 clubs musket form. 3 knobbed, 

 1 throwing; whale-tooth ornament; 2 necklaces, one with nine, the other with 

 twenty-nine cachelot teeth; war-paddle, 4 stone adzes, 2 adzes, short and with 

 handles; bambu pillow (Samoan ?), 2 spoons of turtle bone, net with stone 

 sinkers and wood floats; 2 pillows of wood, common form. 



Solomon Islands. Canoe figures. Club covered with fern braid and 

 labelled "Chief's club, Samoa". [456] 



