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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 ; 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 ves¬ 
sels, &c. From the Friendly Islands. 
Case 25. Various specimens of matting and cordage, 
mostly made of the New Zealand hemp ( Phormium tenax ). 
Sundry woven articles; belts, &c. Fishing-nets; hooks, 
cordage, &c. From New Zealand. 
Case 26. Articles of ornament; combs ; necklaces, 
&c. Specimens of carving in wood and bone ; pipes, and 
other musical wind instruments. Warlike instruments ; 
conchs used in war; clubs; saws 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. 
Over the Cases 11 to 14. Various missile weapons 
from different parts of the west coast of North America 
and the islands of the South Sea; harpoons, javelins, 
spears; a wooden shield; also various calabashes, some 
inclosed in wickerwork. 
Over the Cases 18 to 20. Bows, arrows, quivers, 
drums, &c. 
Round the door opposite the Entrance. Vari¬ 
ous sorts of plain and carved clubs, maces, &c. 
Over Case 21. A large Cava bowl; wooden pillows. 
Over Case 23. A canoe composed of many pieces 
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