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is fastened on a long shaft and used in hunting elephants. 

 No. 7.— Bow. 



No. 8. — Arrows, poisoned and unpoisoned in quiver. 

 No. 9. — Hunting basket to contain quivers of arrows, with 

 shoulder belt ornamented with cowries. 



No. 10. — Panjies or spikes for planting in the ground to check 

 an advancing enemy, in a basket or quiver. 



No. 11. — Shield ; leather with Jbrass plates and red-dyed goat's 

 hair tassels. 



No. 12. — Powder-horn, of the methin or wild cow. 

 No. 13. — Leathern mail-coat. 



No. 14. — Iron head-piece, to defend the head ; round this is 

 bound the turban, strap, and ribbon. 



No. 15. — Turban, ornamented with a tuft of the feathers of the 

 Holapakee bird. The tuft sticks out in front of the forehead. 



No. 16. — Turban ribbon, of red-dyed goat's hairs. This is bound 

 round the turban as ornament. 



No. 17. — Turban strap, of leather ornamented with cowries, also 

 bound round the turban and serving to keep it attached to the head. 

 Nos. 18, 19 and 20. — Plumes of feather» and goat's hairs stuck 

 in the back-knot of the hair of the head. 



No. 21. — A man's hair-pin, used |also as a pipe-prick or tobacco 

 stopper — a porcupine's quill is often substituted for the iron pin. 

 No. 22. — A woman's hair pin — brass. 



No. 23. — Bracelet of massive ivory, worn on the wrist of the left 

 hand, as a guard to prevent the bowstring hurting that hand, when 

 released by the fingers of the right in shooting. 

 No. 24. — Bracelet for the same purpose as the above, in wood. 

 No. 25. — Bracelet of massive brass, with leaden bullet inside, 

 causing a tinkling sound when shaken. This is used as a weapon 

 also, being in default of other arms slipped over the wrist and held 

 in the hand to add weight to a blow. 



No. 26. — Woman's bracelet, brass spring. 



No. 27. — Armlet — brass spring. 



No. 28. — Armlet, massive brass. 



No. 29. — Armlet, formed of two semicircular boar tusks, joined. 



No. 30.— Armlet, of ivory from the root of the elephant's tusk. 



