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shell ear rings. FlNSCH [1888 — 93, 250, N°. 567] hère obtained an ornament with bone rings 

 of pig's bone and small hornbill bones. In Nâcheibe, not visited before, mother of pearl 

 (N°. 350, PI. XI, fig. 11) was also seen in use and in Sâgeisârâ, more inland, many women 

 had large chains of tortoise shell rings hanging from ear to ear with the bight reaching half- 

 way down the chest. This ornament, which according to PARKINSON [1900, 27] is charac- 

 teristic of Berlin Harbour and surroundings, does not appear to hâve been met with any- 

 where else in New Guinea and now ail at once reappears in this mountain village. 



Hère I also found, exclusively with women, the upper mandible (N°. 351) with the 

 point turned down, suspended by tortoise shell rings. At Jachonto the men wear the point 

 turned up, as shown in N°. 352 (PI. XII, fig. 16), with a set of phalanges of Pteropus 

 serving as suspenders. At Ifâr (N°. 353) glass rings were suspended, whilst a man of 

 Tobâdi had stuck a number of loose phalanges, two and two together, in the shape of 

 rings and wore several of thèse (N°. 354, PI. XII, fig. 12) in one of his ears. The fine 

 small, plaited rings, mentioned by FlNSCH of Lektre [1888 — 93, 283, N°. 332] and found 

 on combs [Le. PI. 7, fig. 4c; 1888 a, pi. X, fig. 1 and PI. XVII, fig. 2 e], are also attached to 

 the ear rings at Tobâdi (N°. 355) and at Asé (N°. 359). The ornaments with beads, Coix 

 and long rope fringe suspended by a plaited rope band, as mentioned by FlNSCH 

 [1S88 — 93, 239, N°. 329] of Attack Harbour, which De CLERCQ does not appear to hâve 

 found in H. B., are however very common, hère as well as at Sekâ (N°. 356 — 358), both for 



men's and women's wear. With ail thèse spécimens 

 the said small band is plaited according to the 

 pattern of fig. 43, which is also often used for 

 other purposes hère and elsewhere. A similar ear 

 ornament of Asé (N°. 359) has a small band, 

 according to the pattern of fig. 44, which is quite 

 unique in the collection. Ear rings made from the 

 primaries of the cassowary (BlRO [1901, 36, fig. 

 y, 2]) were also met with (N°. 361—363, PL XII, 



fig- 17)- 



As is well known, the inhabitants of the 

 northern coasts of Geelvink Bay and adjacent islands 

 are very skilful in the working of tortoise shell 

 (DE CLERCQ and SCHMELTZ [1893, 26, N°. 90, 27, 

 N°. 104, PL V, fig. 29 and fig. 28]), a réputation 

 which was now found confirmed at Mios Kor- 

 war (N°. 369, PL XII, fig. 15) and at Kwatisoré; 

 hère fine tortoise shell chains (N°. 366, PL XI, 

 fig. 9, N°. 367) occurred, which, however, are 

 worn by young men, instead of by women. Glass bugles (EDGE PARTINGTON [1890, PL 290, 

 N°. 10]), which often occur on them (N°. 367, 368) are not always manufactured by the wearers 

 themselves from molten beads, but form an article of trade. The people of Lake JamOr said 

 that thèse bugles, brîmbe, were thus imported from Ternate, in which they were probably 

 deceived by traders or other persons from Geelvink Bay, who cast thèse articles (De 



Fig- 43- 



Pattern of rope band. 



Fig. 44. 

 Pattern of rope band. 



