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[1S93, 79, N°. 389, PL XIV, fig. 15] already illustrate such a typical object of Humboldt 

 Bay, of which the handle of the pin is carved into a human figure the same as with N°. 177 

 and 195 (PI. IV, fig. 35 and 24) of the collection. The manufacture of thèse lime réceptacles 

 out of calabashes is, on Lake Sentâni, carried on by the men. With a long pointed pièce of 

 wood the empty calabash is scraped out clean, whilst the outside skin is probably rubbed 

 off with sand. I saw them exposed to the sun, stuck upside down on wooden pins, on the 

 outside of the roof of a watch-house for men. In this way they obtain the nice yellow colour. 

 At my request the burning in of the figures was shown. For this purpose, on a certain 

 dark evening, a small wood fire was lit and close to it a large quantity of narrow strips of 

 the leaf-sheath of the cocoa-nut palm were deposited, so close that the points took fire. 

 One after another the sticks were now taken up and by knocking against them, the glowing 

 part was removed as far as it was consumed, whereby a small stave was obtained with a 

 more or less hard, somewhat conical, glowing point, with which the design is drawn. By con- 

 stantly blowing on it, the point of the little stick is meanwhile kept glowing for a long 

 time. Possibly darkness is necessary for this work, in order to be able to judge correctly of 

 the glowing of the pencils, with which it is allowed to scorch thoroughly, but in no case to 

 burn deeply. Fine lines cannot be obtained by this means, for this purpose the glowing points 

 are too blunt. In those parts where the design obtains an increase of plane, it is also com- 

 posed of lines Connecting sideways. The proceedings hère described resemble closely those 

 reported by VON LUSCHAN [1898, 397] from the Bismarck Archipelago, where however 

 glowing pièces of cocoa-nut shell were used, with which a much finer design can be obtained. 



The form and the ornament of the calabashes vary in différent districts. Thus the calabashes in the 

 western part of K. W. Land, are generally without any ornament, but on the other hand they are often 

 provided with a pièce of string for the purpose of carrying, (Biro [1901, 60, fig. t]), which is seldom 

 noticed on Netherlands territory. To the east of Venus Point the bottle-shape becomes gênerai and the déco- 

 ration takes place by sticking on seeds, etc. (Finsch [r888 — 93, 203, PL it, fig. 1; 1888a, PI. V, fig. 1]; 

 Biro [1901, 60, fig. 2]) but the Berlin Muséum also possesses from there, ball-shaped spécimens beautifully 

 bumt, as Thomsox [1892, 170] illustrâtes of the Tugeri. The Muséum at Leyden possesses of the south 

 west coast a club-shaped calabash (Ser. 941, N°. 61) without any ornament and with a sling for the purpose 

 of carrying, whilst the opening is made sideways close to the upper end (Schmeltz [1904, PI. XII, fig. 9]). 



In Geelvink Bay the calabash is very seldom seen ; I only saw one at Kwatisoré 

 'X". 205, PI. IV, fig. 17), hère bamboo lime cylinders are generally used. The cocoa-nut, 

 nicely carved, is also used for the same purpose, but as such does not appear to be very 

 widely distributed. The Berlin Muséum possesses several of K. W. Land and the five 

 spécimens (N°. 196 — 200), of the collection, ail corne from Lake Sentâni and surroundings. 

 De CLERCQ ') obtained an exactly similar object from Liki, provided near the opening with 

 a strap for carrying. My spécimen, N°. 197 from Tobâdi, lias in the same place two small 

 conical holes, possibly intended for a sling for carrying. 



In Humboldt Bay I was informed, that this kind of lime réceptacle is exclusively 

 intended for women, but this report requires confirmation. It is indeed curious that whilst in 

 the language of Jôtéfa ail lime calabashes are simply called nan after the lime, the lime 



ij De Clercq and Schmeltz [1893, 78, N . 387, PL XIX, fig. 10]. 



