Basket, from New Zealand. 



Axes, or Adzes, made of very hard black stone of 

 the basaltes kind. The hatchets are wrought in a 

 regular form with much labour, by rubbing one stone 

 against another ; with these the natives cut the wood 

 for their canoes, war clubs, and household utensils; 

 the heads of these axes are firmly listened to the 

 handles with strong cords, made of the fibres of the 

 cocoa nut twisted together. 



A large Fish Hook, for taking the shark ; it is one 

 foot long and six inches broad, and is made of a 

 crooked piece of wood, pointed at the end with a 

 substance resembling horn. Otaheite. 



Near these are several of the Military and Domes- 

 tic Implements of New Holland ; presented by Dr. 

 Jamieson. 



Small Glass Case, marked A. 



A pair of ponderous Ear-rings, made of white 

 shells, from Christian's Island. 



A Necklace of human bone, from New Zealand. 



Beautiful Feather Necklaces, from the Sandwich 

 Isles. 



Gaiters, worn by the dancers of the Sandwich Isles. 

 The ground-work is a strong, close netting, on which 

 are fastened several hundred small shells which, 

 when put in motion, produce a rattling sound, to the 

 music of which the dancers keep time. 



In this Case is also a variety of the Fishing Tackle 

 #f the Sandwich and Friendly Islands. The hooks 



