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boars* tusks, and of tortoise-shell; assortment of shells and 
seeds, &c. Necklaces, and other ornaments. Coverings 
for the legs, composed of shells, seeds, and teeth, used 
in dancing; round mirrors made of a black slaty 
stone, which is wetted when used; quoits, weights, &c. 
From the Sandwich Islands. Small cloaks, a head-dress, 
and other ornaments made of feathers; a specimen of the 
species of creeper (Certhia vestiaria ) which supplies the 
red feathers. Fans; wooden bowls supported by grotesque 
figures for ornament. Mostly from the Marquesas. 
Case 23. Specimens of cloth, matting, and cordage. 
Basket-work, plain and ornamented ; sun-screens.—Orna¬ 
mental basket-work various pouches ; a dancing-dress 
made of the fibres of the bark of cocoa-nuts—From the 
Friendly Islands. 
Case 24. Fishing implements, hooks, and various 
nets ; models of canoes ; adzes made of shelves ; tatooing 
instruments; rasps, &c. Various articles of ornament; 
necklaces made of shells, seeds, &c.; combs; bracelets; 
kernels of a nut which, when burnt, yields a strong light. 
Aprons and other ornaments, made of the thigh-bones of a 
small bird ; nasal flutes ; fly-flaps, a shuttle, &c. Various 
Cava bowls of wood, curiously carved ; some earthen ves¬ 
sels, &c. From the Friendly Islands. 
Case 25. Various specimens of matting and cordage, 
mostly made of the New Zealand hemp (Phormium ienax). 
Sundry woven articles ; belts, &c. Fishing-nets ; hooks, 
cordage, &c. From New Zealand. 
Case 26. Articles of ornament; combs; necklaces, 
&c. Specimens of carving in wood and bone; pipes, and 
other musical wind instruments. Warlike instruments; 
conchs used in war; clubs; saws made of sharks* teeth 
for dissecting the bodies of slain enemies; two human 
hands, being parts of the body of a slain enemy. Tools of 
various kinds, &c. Various wooden boxes ornamented 
with carvings. Boat scoops, &c. From New Zealand. 
Over the Cases 11 to 14. Various missile weapons 
from different parts of the west coast of North America 
and the islands of the South Sea; harpoons, javelins, 
spears; a wooden shield; also various calabashes, some 
inclosed in wickerwork. 
