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artists of every civilized nation in this kind of work, 

 the above basket is a proof ; for it is of so close a tex- 

 ture, as to hold any liquid. It was used by the gen- 

 tleman (who brought it from the South Seas, and 

 presented it to this Museum) as a punch bowl. 



L. — Fish Hook, from the N. W. coast of Ame- 

 rica. 



M. — A Necklace, made of the teetli of the Pec- 

 cary. 



N. — Head Ornament, made of mother-o*-pearl and 

 tortoiseshell. New Caledonia. 



O. — A beautiful Fiy-Jlap, purchased at the sale of 

 the late Leverian Museum. In the first part of the 

 Reference Catalogue to this once celebrated reposi- 

 tory of curiosities, an account is given, in a note, of 

 the manner in which it came into the possession of Mr. 

 Samwell, the late surgeon of the ship Discovery, who 

 publi hed a Narrative of the Death of Capt. Cook; 

 he informs us he brought this Fly-flap home with him, 

 of which he gives the following account : — '* The 

 '* natives of the Sandwich Islands always endeavour 

 " to carry off the dead bodies of their friends slain 

 '* in battle, even at the hazard of their own lives, 

 '* This custom is probably owing to the barbarity 

 ** with which they treat the body of an enemy, and 

 " the trophies they make of his bones ; a remarkable 

 " instance of which I met with at Atowai. Toma- 

 ** taherei, the queen of that island, one day paid us 

 " a visit on board the Discovery, accompanied by 

 " her husband, Taeoh, and one of her daughters by 

 *' a former husband, whose name was Oteeha. The 

 *' 5'oung princess, who was called Orereemo-horanec, 

 *' carried in her hand a very elegant Fly- flap, of a 

 " curious construction. The upper part of it was 

 '* variegated with alternate rings of tortoiseshell and 



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