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HALL 16. 
SOUTH AMERICA. 
This hall contains mainly collections from the Atlantic water- 
shed of South America, and from the West Indies. The principal 
collections are those of Messrs. J. J. Quelch, Roger Welles, F. A. 
Ober, and Lieutenant Safford. 
Case 1. — Beginning at the southern end of this case: Pot- 
tery from Curacoa and Porto Rico; mortars, musical instruments, 
bark cloth, and gourds from Porto Rico. Stone implements from 
the West Indies. Farther northward, a collection from the Sala- 
manco Indians, Costa Rica; lances, arrows, paddles, bags, masks 
and fish trap. North of this a collection illustrating the weaving 
industry, and some miscellaneous objects from the United States 
of Colombia. The northernmost portion of the case contains 
specimens from British Guiana: a mortar, head ornaments, wres- 
tling shield, and cassava grater. 
Case 2. — Models of Bolivian and Peruvian Indians in native 
and mixed costumes, and interesting exhibits of textile and other 
products obtained from the natives of these countries. 
Cases 3 and 4. — Brazilian basketry. 
Case 5. — Venezuela: Hammocks, lances, bows and arrows, 
blow guns and poisoned arrows, cassava grater, torch, bark 
cloth. 
Case G. — Venezuela: Hammock, arrows, basketry, pottery. 
Case 7. — British Guiana: Hammocks, strainers, winnowing 
baskets, material for basketry, baskets. 
Case 8. — British Guiana: Pottery; gourds, head ornaments. 
Case 9. — Ornamented gourds, ropes, bark clothing,blow guns, 
drums and feather ornaments from Brazil. 
Case 10. — Head ornaments, poisoned arrows, snuff pipes, 
balls of twine, and pigments from Venezuela. Spun cotton, poi- 
soned arrows, cassava bread, and nuts from British Guiana. 
Case 11. — Seed, teeth and shell necklaces and bracelets 
from Peru; silver and feather ornaments from Bolivia; musical 
instruments, pottery, and slings from Bolivia. 
Two cases have recently been introduced into this hall, the 
one at the northeast corner contains netted, drawn, open, and lace 
work, done by the semi-civilized Indians of Peru. The southeast 
case contains ponchos, blankets and looms from Bolivia and Peru. 
