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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 pil¬ 
lows ; adzes of a kind of jade called axe-stone, &c.—Orna¬ 
mental carvings ; cloth-beater; plaited hair; tatooingin¬ 
struments ; a planting spade made of a fragment of a 
shield ; nose flutes ; a bread fruit.—Various stone adzes, 
hatchets, &c. 
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 ; 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, &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.—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 ; aazes 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. 
