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ROOM I. 
the west coast of North America.*—Mattings, 
&c. The inner bark of a species of cypress 
(Cupressus thuyoides) in its different stages of 
preparation, for making mats, articles of dress, 
he.: a garment made of this bark by the na¬ 
tives of Banks’s Island. 
Case 14. Specimens of sculpture: imitations 
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, 
he., used in war, &c. 
Case 17. Coarse mats for sails, he. Basket- 
work and Cordage.—Ornamental mats made of 
a kind of flag; a dancing apron, &c. from Ota¬ 
heite. 
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, he. —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, &c., 
made of feathers.—From the Sandwich Islands. 
Case 21. Various specimens of mats and 
cloths; gorgets made of red seeds, he. —Cord¬ 
age ; slings; cloth beaters; hair for ornamental 
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