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Along circumference of basket work, at the back a rattan, spirally entwined and often rattan eye 

 for neck string, tare, tari; in front along the circumference double row of Nassa, dèr, the surface 

 trimmed by several, partly symetrical rows of Nassa, between which Abrus, umisji, and Erythrina 

 glued on with rosin. Along circumference, cord fringe, wàrfrâ, on which in N°. 388 a large 

 blue bead, simbôni, and a hook-shaped pièce of shell, une, with a double conical opening; with 

 N°. 391 a bird's claw and a small pièce of wood with remuants of carvings. 



N°. 392. PI. XIV, fig. 1 and ia. ! / 2 . Urâ gregS.be. Tobâdi; imitation of a bird, from a pièce ofmaterial 

 like elder pith, sut, entwined with thin brown liana (?), wâr; on the back and along both sides 

 3 double rows of Nassa, dèr, the strings of which continued in a plaited neck string, târ, in which 

 dogs' teeth, gonje njo; and on fibres, wè noche, stuck-in, small cylinders of banana leaf, to which 

 yellow Bird of Paradise feathers, tiâr , and red ones, mamïsi, are stuck. On the back, red and blue 

 beans, uiiitsi; at the tail-end rope fringe, wàrfrâ; with Coix, uruâr, strung on. 



N°. 393. Châtewari. Ingrâs; pièce of cassowary skin, 44 cm. long, 19 cm. broad. with holes, in which 

 remainder of neck strings; worn by men in front of the chest. 



Bantjoliers. 



N°. 394 — 396. Me-mèjau. Tobâdi; three sets, the narrowest (1 cm.) from 9, the broadest (1.5 cm.) from 

 12 Pandanus fibre strings; plaited as per fig. 48; circumference 75 — 100 cm., overlapping at the 

 closure, where the ends of the fibre form a fringe. At regular intervais 2 transversely halved Coix 

 seeds, tied on alongside of each other. Worn by men and youths. 



N°. 397. PL XIII, fig. 2. */ u . Sadi. Asé; set of 14 parallel cords of Pandanus fibre, janâ, on which 

 an undulating row of transversely placed Coix, kèmberi, with continuous thread, which on the back 

 runs between the strands of the cords (fig. 49). At the closure a fringe, an go, as above. 



N°. 398. Hitong. Thaë; set of 5 parallel cords, on which in a wavy line, each time passing one cord, 

 Xassa, té, is tied imbricately. Closed by a knot. Worn by men. 



N°. 399. PI. XIII, fig. 7. ',''4. If aué. Ajâpo; set of thin two-stranded cord, in which at certain distances 

 small rolls of sweet scented leaves are tied with a single knot. Of a man. 



N°. 399a. Spread out leaf: Plectranthus spec, Labiatae, Ocimoideae. 



N°. 399b. Spread out leaf: Amomum spec, Scitamineae. 



X e . 400 and 401. PI. IX, fig. 4. */,. N'ai gijè. Kwatisoré; two sets, plaited after fig. 47 of mycélium, 

 je kirè. By entwining superficial stitches with yellow and red leaf-strips, ambrarè, two parallel lines 

 with intervening zigzag lines hâve been formed. Width 57 and 66 cm. resp. Worn by men. Obtained 

 from Serué. 



N°. 402. PI. XVI, fig. 2. */,,. Tjôr'ôfi. Oinâke; chest ornament, consisting of a breast girdle, made with 

 the „figure eight" stitch (fig. 9), supported by 2 shoulder bands plaited of 7 cords, according to 

 fig. 4, running from the middle in front, to the middle at the back, ending in cord fringe. On 

 shoulder bands and along margins of girdle, Coix seeds are tied; fore and aft, to the left and to the 

 right on the girdle, spirals of threaded Coix seeds; those on the sides with cord fringe. Of a man. 



X e . 403. PI. XVI, fig. 1. */,,. Wâruwàr. Kajô Entsâu; as N°. 402 but after pattern of fig. 43, pag. 80, 

 from brown cord, wâr; shoulder bands joined to girdle by „figure eight" stitches (fig. 9), row of Coix 

 along upper margin of girdle and outer margin of shoulder bands. Along lower margin two rows of 

 Coix, between which zigzag placed idem. Of a man. 



X°. 404. PI. XVI, fig. 3. 2 / . Tantêge. Kaptiau; of yellow brown cord after pattern of fig. 50, in seven 

 fold breadth, whereby on both sides longitudinal ridges and furrows are created; at one place, closed 

 by two transverse rows of „figure eight" stitch (fig. 9), at five places provided with two grey and 



