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form at one end an eye, at the other end two plaits. Worn by Sekâ men, who performed dances 

 at Tobâdi (fig. 198 — 200). 



N°. 292. Kantjo. Ingrâs; two 22 cm. long strings of Nassa and black seed rings, kantjo, united in the 

 middle; depending from both ends a small boar's tusk, J>or cheab, pierced at the base. Each 

 string made from two threads, to which Nassa disks, each with one natural and one artificial 

 opening, are strung in zigzag position between the seed rings (and a few coloured beads). The 

 strings for tying, war, plaited. To be worn by men along edge of hair over forehead. 



N°. 293. PL XI, fig. 2. 1 j ï . Kantjo. Ingrâs; as N°. 292; the middle connection obtained by a larger 

 Nassa disk, which allows the upper string to pass through upper opening, the lower one through 

 lower opening. Close to the tusks also glass beads. Found in bag N°. 634. 



N°. 294. PL XII, fig. 10. -j-. Aibâ. Nimbûran; 4 sets of 2 ground-down boar's tusks; only the convex 

 side retained, perforated at both ends; in one set the base-ends connected by a short string, at the 

 other ends a cord for head circumference of 51 cm. Worn by men (fig. 41). 



N°. 295. Sintai or sintain. Pokèmbo (Arfak Mountains); two pièces of Turbo olearius, shining 

 like mother of pearl ; connected lengthwise by 3 vegetable fibres, passing through 3 sets of holes ; 

 total length 17 cm., the ends joined by calico strip for head circumference of 54 cm. Dirty, but 

 not with clay. Worn by women. 



NOSE ORNAMENTS. 



N°. 296. Chaimândi. Ingrâs; nine (one red, eight blue) globe-shaped, non-transparent glass beads of 



abt. 7 m. m. diameter; on strip of brown fibre, tied into a knot. For women or girls; hanging down 



before the mouth (fig. 207). 

 N°. 297. Nari. Thaë; irregular cylindrical boit of Tridacna; length 7.2, thickness in the middle 1.5 



at the ends 0.9 cm.; weight 27 gram. Worn by men through the septum. 

 N°. 298. Oinâke; as N°. 297, more purely cylindrical, length 4, thickness 1.4 cm.; weight 15 gr. 

 N°. 299. Émc or ime. Tobâdi; as N°. 297, length 7.9, thickness in the middle 1.3, at the ends 0.5 cm.; 



weight 16 gr. 

 N°. 300. Emc or ime. Tobâdi; as before more purely cylindrical, length 4, thickness 1.3, cm.; weight 



14 gr. De Clercq and Schmeltz [1893, 23, N°. 77] call it sia or tsia, the name of the shell. 

 N°. 301. Orômbob. Wâri; pure cylindrical, slightly transparent shell, ain, length 7.1, thickness 0.6 cm. 

 N°. 302. PL XI, fig. 5. '/j. Norè mogrè. Kwatisoré; milkwhite shell material, with a few brown spots, 



not quite round and at each of the curved ends 6 lashings of brass wire, jondo wâre. 

 N°. 303. PL XI, fig. 4. '/,. Mapâr; 49 small, differently coloured beads, strung on a rattan strip. AVorn 



by a man of abt. 24 years. 

 N°. 304, 305. ô or lomd. Thaë; bamboo, length 2 — 5.7, diameter 1.4 cm. 

 N°. 306. PL XII, fig. 1. '/»• Lômo. Jâmbuë; set from bamboo, each with 3 pairs of burnt-in, circular 



lines, each pair with opposite small rectangular lines; on one of the pièces an encircling line of 



dots is also burnt in. Use as nose ornaments doubtful. 

 N°. 307. PL XII, fig. 3. '/,. Dck'ir. Wâri; pièce of bamboo, delineated at regular intervais by iopaired, 



circular scratchings, between which, by cross scratches a design of squares; middle part blank. 

 N°. 308. Chamba or kamba. Asé; pointed pièce of fibula of Dendrolagus, 7 cm. long, one end 



1.2 cm. broad, shows part of the lower joint. 

 N°. 309. PL XII, fig. 2. ' ,. Chamba. Asé; as N°. 308, was said to be derived from a pig. 

 N°. 310. IVake. Nimbûran; two flat, claw-shaped pièces of Conus, the broad, 3 m.m. thick, perfo- 

 rated ends united with vegetable fibre, smeared with gumlike material. Worn by men, points 



upwards. Size as with N°. 311. 



