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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 
‘rarved 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 STE 
is of special interest. At the Ps 
very end of the hall is a a a = 
native house perched in the 
top of a tree. 
TAHITIAN, FIRE WALKER 
