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head-dresses.—Fishing-hooks made of bones and 
shells 5 saws made of sharks’ teeth j 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, v^^hich is wetted for use : quoits, weights, 
&c.—From the Sandwich Islands. Small cloaks, 
a head-dress, and other ornaments made of fea¬ 
thers :—a specimen of the species of creeper 
(Certhia vestiarid) which supplies the red feathers. 
—Fans : wooden bowls supported by grotesque 
figures for ornament.—Mostly from the Mar- 
quesas. 
Case 23. Specimens of cloth, matting, and 
cordage.—Basket-work, plain and ornamented : 
screens for the sun.—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 shells : 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. 
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