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stick ; and a hielieman or shield ; from Adelaide, S. Australia. Presented 
by Mr. Hcxter . Shelf 3. Head ornament of emu feathers ; Australia, 
Presented by the Earl of Derby. Necklace of teeth of kangaroo ; two 
necklaces of emu feathers; reed necklace, from Port Philip. ° Presented 
by the Rev. Augustus Strong. Man’s hat, shaped like a bee-hive, of plaited 
grass ; cloak made of kangaroo skin ; three bags of red paint for orna- 
menting the person ; two ornaments of tufts and skin ; two feather 
ornaments ; three grass ornaments ; two bone ornaments for the nose, 
from the Swan River ; leather bag of kangaroo skin ; spinning jenny ; 
two mullers for grinding corn, from the Swan River. Presented by J. 
Neil Talbot , Esq. Four mullers for the same purpose, from Australia. 
Presented by Governor Sir George Grey. Net bag from N. E. coast of 
Australia. Presented by J. B. Jukes , Esq. Another similar net bag, 
from the interior; reticule or basket; piece of gum used as a glue 
for spear heads ; piece of cord made of grass ; shell used as a knife ; 
balyan root, a kind of cotyledonous plant used by the natives as food. 
The above objects from the interior of Australia, collected during 
the exploring expedition, and presented by Lt.-Col. Sir T. Mitchell. 
Case 72. Shelf 1. Model of a Malay proa. Presented by R. 
Brinsley Hinds , Esq. Shelf 2. Cloths of the paper mulberry, and 
mats, from the Fiji Islands. Presented by MM. otubre. Dagger and 
necklace, from Lord North’s Island. Presented by Mr. H. Price. 
Four Malay creases or daggers, and a sheath, one presented by R. S. 
Peberdy, Esq. Shelf 3. Bottle of red earthenware from the Fiji Islands. 
Presented by HER MAJESTY. Combs from the Fiji Islands. 
Presented by MM. Stubre , brothers. Three likus or petticoats worn by 
the women of the Fiji Islands. Presented by R. Brinsley Hinds , Esq. 
Cases 73, 74. Shelf 1. Blow-pipe for projecting poisoned arrows, 
to the end of which is attached a spear-head in the manner of a 
bayonet, and quiver containing the pointed darts, and pith for plug- 
ging them ; brought from the west coast of Borneo by Dr. Visten ; 
reed blow-pipe for projecting poisoned darts ; from the Island of Timor. 
Presented by Capt . Sir E. Home , R. N. Bows and arrows ; two short 
bamboo pipes, used for swallowing tobacco smoke ; three cocoa nut 
water-bottles ; all from Erroob or Darnley Island, and presented by 
Captain J. Ince , R.N, J. B. Jukes , Esq. , R.N, Mr. Bell , R.N. 
Shelf 2. Mask for dancing, made of hair and tortoise-shell. Presented 
by J. B. Jukes , Esq. Two combs of females; wig of a native, from 
Erroob, or Darnley Island ; caba nessoor or girl’s petticoat, made 
of plantain, one presented by the Earl of Derby. Caba nessor 
or woman’s petticoat; the above from Erroob or the Darnley Island. 
Presented by J. B. Jukes , Esq. Five necklaces made of the shell of 
the Elenchus purpuratus. Presented by Lord Stanley. Shelf 3. Two 
drums ; four arrows with wooden points ; five arrows with iron heads, 
from New Guinea, S. coast ; five arrows, wooden points ; hatchet, S. 
coast of New Guinea ; scoop and collar, supposed to be for extracting 
the pith of the sago-palm tree, found in a hut in New Guinea ; wooden 
club or sword. The above articles were procured during the expedition 
of H. M. Ship Fly, and presented by Captain J. Ince , R.N. , J. B. 
Jukes , Esq., and Mr. Bell, R.N. Club, apparently from New Guinea. 
Presented by Mr. Hall. Necklace of shells and teeth of peccary ; 
another of tortoise and other shells; four necklaces of red seeds 
