are made of mother-o'-pearl, bone, or wood, pointed 

 or barbed with small bones or tortoiseshell. They 

 are of various sizes and forms ; that marked A is the 

 most common: it is between two and three inches 

 long, and made in the shape of a fish, which serves 

 as a bait. B is of a tortoiseshell. 



The lines are made of different degrees of strength 

 and fineness. That marked C is the finest kind, and 

 is of human hair plaited together, and is used chiefly 

 for things of ornament. D is a specimen of the com- 

 mon kind, made of the bark of the cloth tree, neatly 

 and evenly twisted in the same manner as our com- 

 mon twine. E is a softer kind, made of the bark of 

 a small shrub called Aieemah, plaited together, and 

 is flat. That marked F is of great strength, being 

 made of the plaited sinews of some sea animal. 



They likewise make another sort of cordage, which 

 is flat and very strong, and used principally in lash- 

 ing the roofs of their houses, or whatever they wish 

 to fasten together ; it is made of the fibrous strings of 

 the cocoa nut husk, in the same manner as our sailors 

 make their points for the reefing of sails. That on 

 the shark hook is of this kind. Considering the ma- 

 terials of which these hooks and lines are formed, 

 their strength and neatness are really astonishing: 

 **■ and in fact (says Captain Cook) we found them 

 *' upon trial far superior to our own/' 



The Combs marked G are from the Friendly Islands, 

 and are specimens of their exquisite wicker-work. 



A quantity of Fishing Lines, made from human 

 hair, brought from the South Seas. 



A Net Mesh from the South Seas. 



A Shoe of a Chinese Lady. 



A Shoe of Count Borulaski, the Polish Dwarf. 



A Tattowing Instrument^ from Otaheite. Captain 



