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face; it represents the raop of hair (see PI. III, figs. 7, 7a and 8; PL IV, fig. 35; PI. V, fig 6*; 

 PI. XVIII, figs. 3a, 4, 5, 6a and 9; PL XIX, figs. 1—2 and 7; PL XX, fig. 16). Preuss [1899, 165] 

 thought it represented a wig. The lengthened, pointed shape of the nose, knovvn of the orna- 

 ments of K. W. Land, is very seldom met with on Netherlands territory (SCHMELTZ [1896, 

 114]). The régions of the shoulderblades, hips or trochanters are often in relief; the 

 same with the knees, as also reported of British N. G. (HADDON [1894, 52]). The placing of 

 the toes in a vertical row, as SCHMELTZ already pointed out [1896, PL IX, figs. 15 and 17], 

 only takes place for technical 

 reasons (see PL XVIII, fig. 4). 

 Generally the sex is indicated, 

 which is not to be wondered at. 

 With dog figures (see p. 148) the 

 genitals are never wanting (see 

 also Haddon [1904, figs. 15 and 

 19]); the crocodile is characterised 

 by the prominent nostrils (see also 

 Haddon [1894, 53]); see PL IV, 

 fig. 23 ; PL XVIII, fig. 6b ; PL XIX, 

 fig. 9. It must not be confused with 

 the circular front of the pig's snout. 

 Birds flying are some- 

 times drawn in the phase of the 

 forward position of the wings; 

 PL XXII, fig. 1 1 gives some 

 illustrations of this, and VON 

 LUSCHAN [1897, PI. XL VII, fig. 4] 

 represents of New Mecklenburg a 

 hornbill, with the wings in this 

 position. On fig. 177, a number 

 of drawings, made with coloured 

 pencil on paper by a Tobâdi 

 youth, entirely from his own 

 inspiration, this peculiarity can 

 also be noticed, to the right 

 below. The head end has gene- 

 rally a curl, the tail or wing less 

 often. The zigzag lines to be 

 found in this drawing, according to SCHELLONG 

 That ail drawings on the pénis calabashes represent birds, I am unwilling to take for granted. 

 In the drawing on N°. 436, PL XVI, fig. 12, a broadening can be noticed at both sides, 

 which very possibly may be intended for the patagia, the extensible folds of skin, which with 

 flying marsupial animais are stretched from the fore to the hind limbs, and act as a parachute. 

 Probably Petaurus is meant. 



Pencil drawing on paper by a Tobâdi youth. 



1895, 58, PL IX, fig. 19] represent snakes. 



