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Case 21. Various specimens of mats and cloths ; gor¬ 
gets made of red seeds, &c. Cordage; slings ; cloth beat¬ 
ers ; hair for ornamental head-dresses. Fishing-hooks 
made of bones and shells; saws made of sharks’ teeth ; and 
other tools. From the Sandwich Islands. 
Case 22. Articles of ornament; bracelets made of 
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, &e. 
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 tenax ). 
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, 
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