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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, &c.—Cordage; slings ; 
cloth beaters; hair for ornamental head-dresses.—Fish¬ 
ing-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. Co¬ 
verings 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 cord¬ 
age.—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 shells ; tatooing 
instruments; rasps, &c.—Various articles of ornament; 
necklaces made of shells, seeds, &c.; combs; brace¬ 
lets ; 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, cu¬ 
riously carved; some earthen vessels, &c.—From the 
Friendly Islands. 
Case 25. Various specimens of matting and cordage, 
mostly made of the New Zealand hemp (Pkormium te- 
nax ). — Sundry woven articles; belts, &c.—Fishing- 
nets ; hooks, cordage, &c.-—From New Zealand. 
Case 26. 
