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cordage, mostly made of the New Zealand hemp (Phormium Tenax). 
Coat of Eh Puni, a chief of the Pa of Ki Warra, entirely made of 
native flax. Wellington, New Zealand. 
Above this Case is the prow of the canoe of the celebrated New 
Zealand-chief, Heki. Presented hy Captain Sir Everard Home, 
Bart. R.N. 
Cases 70, 71. Australia. —Shelf 2. Shield; hielieman or shield, 
from Port Philip. Presented hy the Rev. Aug. Strong. Hielieman 
or shield used by the natives of the interior. Presented hy Sir T. 
Mitchell. Two hieliemans or shields, from the Swan River, one pre-^ 
sented hy J. Neil TalhoU Esq. Three womerahs from Port Philip. 
Presented hy the Rev. Augustus Strong. Three womerahs, or sticks 
for throwing spears ; the pointed part is put to the end of the spear to 
aid in the hurling. Presented hy J. Neil Talhot, Esq., and Capt. J. 
Ince, R.N. Womerah or throwing stick, painted red, from Port Es- 
sington. Presented hy Capt. J. luce, R.N. Womerahs of different shapes 
from Cape York. Presented hy Capt. J. Ince, R.N, Another from the 
N. E. coast. Presented by J. B. Jukes, Esq. And another from the 
same locality; throwing sticks procured during one of the early voyages, 
from Australia; bomerangs, or fowling sticks, which, if they do not hit 
the object, return to the thrower; one from Port Philip. Presented hy 
Lieut. Ince, R.N. From the interior. Presented hy Sir T. Mit-- 
chell. From New South Wales. Presented hy Captain J. Lice, R.N, 
And from Swan River. Presented hy J. Neil Talhot, Esq. Three 
hooked staves or clubs. Presented by the Rev. Augustus Strong, 
Two knives, the blade of the one set with small pieces of glass, of the 
other with flint, fixed by gum; six hammers, head of stone, ce¬ 
mented with a kind of gum, for notching trees, used by the 
natives of Sw^an River. Presented hy J. Neil Talhot, Esq, A waddy; 
a smaller or so called piccaninny waddy or club ; a k'hatha or digging 
stick; diXid dihielieman or shield; from Adelaide, S. Australia. Presented 
hy Mr, Hexter, Shelf 3. Head ornament of emu feathers; Australia. 
Presented hy the Earl of Derby. Necklace of teeth of kangaroo ; two 
necklaces of emu feathers ; reed necklace, from Port Philip. Presented 
hy 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 hy J, 
Neil Talhot, Esq. Four mullers for the same purpose, from Australia. 
Presented hy 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, 
Cases 73, 74. Shelf 1. Eastern Archipelago _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 plugging them; brought from the west coast of 
