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Australian luatciial. There is a ^ood series of l)o()I^eraIl^^s, and the very 



enide stone tools and weapons of the Australians are well represented. 



The great boulder of jade, from New Zealand, supports the figure of a 



^laori warrior in an attitude of defiance, and in the room at his back is a 



. ,^ , fine series of dried, tattooed heads, gruesome relics of the 

 Maori Heads . ,^r- • iiiipi- 



tune when Maori warriors preserved the heads oi their 



vanquished enemies. 



WEST WING 



Collections from the Philippines 



The hall due north beyond the Hall of the Pacific Islands is devoted 

 to a collection from the Philippine Islands. The installation here, as in 

 the African hall, is geographical. The specimens of wood along the walls 

 are Philippine woods. The palm leaf mats above the win- 

 Living Tribes dows around the hall are in some cases very beautiful. The 

 Z^,.y^ . brasswork, boar-bristle tooth brushes, necklaces, shell 



Islands bracelets, knives, spears, bead-ornamented combs, medi- 



cines, guitars, horse accoutrements evidence superior work- 

 manship. These people present a higher civilization than their South Sea 

 Island neighbors. The exhibit of clothing distinctive of each tribe is very 

 complete. The model at the entrance depicts a woman weaving a garment 

 similar to some of those seen in the cases. The house in the tree at the end 

 of the room, a life-size copy of a tree-house such as the Lake Lanao Moros 

 build, will remind many visitors of the Swiss Family Robinson. 



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