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sôgëriai (ai = wood). In the Batavia Muséum four of thèse pièces of wood, "use unknown" 

 occurred (Van der Chys [1894, 163, N°. 6970]) and a similar object was collected by De 

 Clercq ([1889, 1266]; De Clercq and Schmeltz [1893, 89, N°. 442, PL XXI, fig. 1]), who 

 supposed it to be part of a head support for women. In this information obtained by De CLERCQ : 

 "for women", a confirmation is probably to be found of my expérience, that the women and 

 not the men manufacture the bags. I notice that on thèse objects dog figures, carved à jour, 

 often occur, also on that of De Clercq ; that the dog is often the companion of the 

 women, has already been stated above. 



N°. 595. Fèmà. Ajâpo; stone of sago club, of dark grey serpentine, conical, 12 cm. in length, one end 

 with diameter of 2.2 cm. the other, having a concavity, nui, 8 m. m. deep, with diameter of 3.7 cm. 



N 5 . 596 — 598. PI. XX, fig. 7. 1 j is . Wâû. In gras; stone like N°. 595, jammed with 5 cm. of the thin 

 end into a round, conical pièce of wood, split, and sufficiently hollowed beforehand, round which 

 tightening, circular and spiral strips of rattan; this, with thin end sticking in conical socket of a 

 pièce of wood (handle), cylindric or (N°. 59S) square in front, either or not strengthened by plaited 

 rattan strips. Strip of rattan stretched between holder of stone and handle. 



N°. 599. PL XX, fig. 2. '/io- Freg&si. Ingrâs; sago strainer, made of a circularly bent pièce of rattan, 

 closed by bark fibres; in this, with two-stranded cord, a net of the stitch of fig. 9, in parallel rows; 

 in the last rows, the central stitches longer, in order to obtain joining with the edge, to which it 

 is fastened by spiral lashing. Manufactured and used by women. 



N°. 600. Fregàsi. Ingras; as before, diameter 30 cm.; the openings of the meshes ± 4 m. m. 



N°. 601. PL XX, fig. 3. ' 10 .-V<î//« oërè. Kwatisoré; basket-shaped sago strainer, of leaf strips, èhero grè, 

 crossing at right angles; bottom in square frame of 4 sticks; the strips of the bottom form on ail 4 

 sides, by crossing with 10 horizontal strips, an erect wall, bending over the upper edge, and descending 

 obliquely, together with 4 other horizontal strips, they form an outward covering. Each of the short 

 edges with a cord loop on which 2 white beads and strips of red calico. 



N°. 602. Ehero grè. Kwatisoré; bundle of strips of sago leaf, 90 cm. long, 1 — 3 m. m. broad; for the 

 manufacture of N°. 601. 



N os . 603 — 617. Tsè, se. Lake Sentâni; hatchets; chisel-like pièces of chloromelanite, back end nearly 

 cylindrical, broader in front (up to 6.5 cm.) and oval on the section (thickness up to 3.3 cm.), with 

 convex edge; fastened, like N os . 596 — 598, in wooden holders, 16 — 28c.n1. in length, under an angle 

 of 70 — 8o° in socket of wooden handle, 35 — 60 cm. long, which in front and at the back of socket, 

 has numerous plaited, rattan bands. Behind this with carved ornament, more or less circular notches, 

 on which a rattan string (if présent) is fastened, strained between handle and holder of stone. 



N°. 618. PL XX. fig. 8. ] /io- K'àsao. Kaptiau; hatchet as before, handle without rings, the upper side 

 carved. Grip end formed like glans pénis. 



N°. 619. Kdsao. Kaptiau; as before; the stone in a holder, handle wanting. 



N°. 620. PL XX, fig. 12. 'j le . Kwatisoré; hexagonal basket, plaited ont of strips of Pandanus leaf, r cm. 

 broad, in three directions under angles of 6o°; in the border a strip of rattan for strengthening ; 

 on each of the sides a star-shaped ornament, and along the border a band, both of red strips of 

 Pandanus leaf. For use in garden and household. 



X 3 . 621. Arabe. Tobâdi; basket, the edges formed by 2 strips, ârâbiai, of palm leaf midrib, each 45 cm. 

 long, the plaited side leaves forming the bottom. The ends of the leaves plaited three fold, tied 

 together to form the sling, ftetebide. For carrying agricultural produce. 



