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DEPAllTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES. [UPPER FLOOR. 
Cases 35-42. South America. — In Case 35 are some dried mum- 
mies, found in large jars in New Granada. Cases 36, 37, ancient 
terracotta vessels from Peru. In Cases 38, 39, objects of modern use, 
from Chili and Patagonia. Cases 41, 42, head dresses made of feathers, 
from the river Amazon, and objects from Guiana. 
Cases 43-48. New Guinea and the Louisiade Aechipelago. — 
Wigs, combs, ornaments, grass dresses, gourds, and other implements 
used by the Papuan races. They were chiefly collected by Capt. Owen 
Stanley, during the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake. 
Cases 49, 50. Figt Islands. — Clubs and weapons, fishing-nets, 
earthenware vessels, and specimens of cloth. 
Cases 51, 52. Polynesia. — Implements and ornaments in use 
among the natives of Chain Island, Pitcairn's Island, Easter Island, 
and the smaller islands scattered over the Pacific Ocean. 
Cases 53-56. Marquesas and Sandwich Islands. — Specimens of 
cloth, ornaments, fishing implements, &c. In Cases 55, 56, idols and 
dresses made of brilliant feathers, formerly in use in these islands. 
Cases 57-61. Society Islands. — The contents of these Cases are 
chiefly from Otaheite or Tahiti, the principal island of the group, and 
consist of baskets, pillows, drums, fishing implements, and cloth. 
Cases 62-65. Friendly Islands. — On the upper shelf, baskets ; on 
the lower, fishing-nets, models of canoes, &c. 
Cases 66, 67. Navigator Islands and New Caledonia. — Clubs, 
axes of green stone, a tortoise-shell bonnet copied from an European 
pattern, and specimens of matting and cloth. 
Cases 68, 69. New Zealand. — Clubs, warlike implements, boxes 
and other objects of wood, with elaborate patterns, and specimens of 
matting made by the natives from New Zealand hemp. Above the 
Case, the prow of the canoe of the celebrated chief Heki. 
Cases 70, 71. Australia, — Narrow wooden shields, bomarangs, 
clubs and hatchets, and other implements. 
Cases 73, 74. Eastern Archipelago. — On the upper shelf are 
shields, quivers, and dresses of the Dyaks of Borneo. 
On the two lower shelves are objects from New Zealand, presented 
by His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B. 
EDWARD HAWKINS. 
