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natives of Australia, in which are their boomerangs, crude stone tools, 
and interesting ceremonial objects. 
In front of the tower a Maori warrior is balanced on a large boulder 
of jade in an attitude of defiance. In nearby cases are shown a series 
of dried, tattooed heads of native inhabitants of New Zealand grew- 
some relics of the time when 
Maori warriors preserved the 
heads of their vanquished 
enemies. There are also 
specimens of carving in wood 
and stone, and a model of a 
carved storage house. 
In the northwest corner 
of the main hall are several 
cases devoted to New Guinea. 
The more prominent objects 
are nets, stone adzes, carv- 
ing, and painted tablets and 
shields. Resting on the case 
by the doorway are two 
carved ancestral figures of 
considerable interest. 
The hall due north be- 
yond the Hall of the Pacific 
Islands is devoted to a col- 
lection from the Philippine 
Islands. Occupying the 
middle of the hall is the 
model of a woman weaving 
a garment on a native loom; 
next is the model of a small 
house with walls of bamboo 
and roof of thatch and be- 
yond the house is to be seen 
a sailing canoe, outrigged to 
prevent capsizing. The use 
of bamboo in place of rope 
: in the rigging of this canoe 
is of special interest. At the 
very end of the hall is a 
native house perched in the 
top of a tree. 

TAHITIAN, FIRE WALKER 


