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of the latter.—Caps of various shapes and colours \ 
some with representations of the whale fishery : 
combs, &c. from Nootka and Oonalashka. 
(Case 13.) Baskets made in various parts 
of the west coast of North America.—Mat¬ 
tings, &c. The inner bark of a species of cy¬ 
press (Cupressus thuyoides ) 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 : imita¬ 
tions of the human form : masks, &c. 
(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 feathers, 
&c., used in war, &c. 
(Case 17.) Coarse mats for sails, &c. Basket- 
work and cordage.—Ornamental mats made of a 
kind of flag: a dancing apron, &c. from Otaheite. 
(Case 18.) Fishing implements.—Various 
utensils 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, &c. 
(Cases 
