ROOM I. 
of the whale fishery: combs, &c. from Nootka 
and Oonalashka. 
Case 13. Baskets made in various parts of 
the west coast of North America.—Mattings, 
&c. The inner bark of a species of cypress 
(CuPREssus thiiyoides) in its different stages of 
preparation, for making mats, articles of dress, 
&c.; a garment made of this bark by the natives 
of Banks’s Island. 
Case 14. Specimens of sculpture : imitations 
of the human form ; masks, he. 
Cases 15 and 16.‘ Otaheite winter and sum¬ 
mer cloths, made of the bark of the paper mul¬ 
berry (Broussonetia)^ and variously dyed.—A 
mourning dress: a breast-plate made of fea¬ 
thers, he, used in war, he. 
Case 17. Coarse mats for sails, &c. Basket- 
work and cordage.—Ornamental mats made of 
a kind of flag \ a dancing-apron, he, from 
Otaheite. 
Case 18. Fishing implements. Various uten¬ 
sils made of a basaltic stone: rasps made of 
shagreen ; wooden pillows; adzes of a kind of 
jade called axe-stone, &c. —Ornamental carv¬ 
ings ; cloth beater; plaited hair ; tatooing in¬ 
struments; a planting spade made of a fragment 
of a shield; nose flutes; a bread fruit.—Various 
stone adzes, hatchets, he. 
Cases 19 and 20. Large cloaks; aprons; 
helmets; hats; distorted human figures, he, 
made of feathers.—From the Sandwich Islands. 
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