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290. Smaller Arundo splints.—Same source and donor. 
291. Basket made of Arundo splints.—Same source and donor. 
292. Another form of same. 
293. Basket made of an undetermined species of ‘“‘Sea-Island grass.” Made by 
negroes near Charleston, South Carolina. Presented by N. L. Britton. 
294. Tambo. Blue bent.—The inflorescence of Phragmites Phragmites (L.) Karst. 
Native of swamps throughout most of the world. From the Philippine 
Islands. Presented by Theodore Miller. 
295-296. Brushes made from the preceding. Also used as fans. Acquired in 
1903, in the Philippine Islands, by R. S. Williams. 
297. Plaited fibers from stem of same plant. Usedin hat-making. From Bohemia. 
298. Bamboo stems.—The stems of Bambusa Blumeana Schult. f. Native of the 
Old World tropics. From the Philippine Islands. Presented by Theodore 
Miller. 
299. Splints from above stems. 
300. Splints from inner sheath of same. 
301. Section of stem of bamboo. 
302. Splints made of split stems of bamboo. 
303. Fish trap made of bamboo splints. Probably from Bambusa vulgaris Wend). 
Native of tropical regions. Made and used by the negroes of Haiti, West 
Indies. Acquired in Haiti by George V. Nash in 1905. 
3048-305. Baskets used for keeping fish alive when suspended in water. Made of a 
bamboo called in Java “‘Bamboe-apoes.” 
306-307. Scoop-panniers made from same material. Used for carrying stones and 
other heavy articles. 
308-309. Coarse strainers made from same. 
310-311. Similar sieves, of medium fineness. 
312-313. Two of finest quality. 
314-315. Ordinary hat for men, made of two frames of same splints, with leaves 
between. 
316-321. Ornamental hats for women, made from same, and painted. Worn by 
Javanese women. 
322-324. Double-layer hats of same, for men, the coarse splints inside, the finer 
outside. 
325. A fine quality of same. 
326. The same, with ornamental coloring. 
327- A still finer quality of same. 
328. A plain hat for men, of finest quality. 
329. Strips used in making hats in the Philippine Islands. Presented by C. B. 
Robinson. 
330. A fine hat made by the Philippine Island natives from bamboo splints. Same 
donor. 
331. A bamboo sieve, used for washing rice. 
332-333. Trays made of same. 
334. Fruit-basket made of same. 
335-336. Other forms of same. 
8 The following series of bamboo products with the exception of 329 and 330, 
were acquired in Buitenzorg, Java, by Percy Wilson, in 1901. 
