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MISCELLANEOUS 
[upper FLOOR. 
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,—ornamental 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 vessels, &c. From the 
Friendly Islands. 
Case 25. Various specimens of matting and cordage, mostly made 
of the New Zealand hemp ( Phorrnium tenax'). Sundry woven articles; 
belts, &c. Fishing nets; hooks, cordage, &c. From New Zealand. 
Case 26. Articles of ornament; combs, necklaces, &c. Speci¬ 
mens of carving in wood and bone ; pipes, and other musical wind 
instruments. Warlike instruments; conchs used in war; clubs; saw ? s 
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. 
In Case 26 is also a woman’s bonnet, formed of tortoise-shell^ from 
Navigators’ Islands. It is composed of thin laminse or plates of the 
shell, drilled and perforated, and then sewed or tied together. The 
back of this article has been decorated with portions of printed cotton. 
It was presented in 1841, by her Majesty , together with the contents of 
Cases 33 and 34. 
Cases 33 and 34 contain 
Objects from the South Sea Islands, presented by 
HER MAJESTY, 1841. 
Case 33. 
Contains specimens of native cloth, some used by females as girdles 
to incircle the waist, their only clothing in these Islands, of a maroon 
colour, or else cream white, with a pattern rudely delineated, represent¬ 
ing crosses, stars, Sec. Besides these are a shaggy white mat used for 
the same purpose made of fibre, and sleeping mats of rushes plaited to 
various degrees of fineness, from the islands of New Caledonia, Navi¬ 
gators’ Islands, &c. At the top of the Case are various spears from 
New Caledonia, the Isle of Pines, &c. 
