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Occasional papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum

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Berne.<br />

with lo irregular reeds. Braided cloak with fringe. Plaited<br />

cape with border resembling Maori work. Two mat capes with<br />

braided fringe. 2 Kapas with brown<br />

figures and white border resembling the<br />

Samoan. Long strings <strong>of</strong> bird bones.<br />

Fine pandanus mat from W aber. Neck-<br />

lace <strong>of</strong> the rims <strong>of</strong> Patella shells on twist-<br />

ed cord. Wooden pillow <strong>of</strong> a form in-<br />

tended to keep the sleeper to his proper<br />

place on the common mat. Fig. 44, PI.<br />

XVII. Oblong basket, black plaiting<br />

^ with brown decorations. 3 Long strings<br />

<strong>of</strong> dark brown shells. Square basket <strong>of</strong><br />

unusual weaving. Openwork mats <strong>of</strong><br />

curious pattern. Fig. 45.<br />

Fig. 45.<br />

Neiv Zealand.<br />

Greenstone mere. 2 Greenstone adzes. 3 Ear pendants <strong>of</strong> the<br />

same material. 3 Bone needles. Stone used for breaking an<br />

enemy's canoe. Fig. 46. Fish-hook.<br />

Fiji.<br />

Three carved spears. 3 Clubs; musket form;<br />

3 knobbed; i throwing. Whale tooth ornament.<br />

2 Necklaces, one with 9, the other with<br />

29 cachelot teeth. War paddle. 4 Stone adzes.<br />

2 Adzes short and with handles. Bambu<br />

pillow [Samoan ?]. 2 Spoons <strong>of</strong> turtle bone.<br />

Net with stone sinkers and wood floats. 2 Pil-<br />

lows <strong>of</strong> wood, common form.<br />

Solomon Islands.<br />

Canoe figures. Club covered with braid and<br />

labelled "Chief's club, Samoa".<br />

Neiv Caledonia.<br />

Club <strong>of</strong> wood with stellate head. 2 Clubs, bird-bill form, small.<br />

2 Clubs common knobbed form. 2 Fringe dresses. Braid cov-<br />

ered calabashes. Fan. Sling and 5 sling-stones.<br />

Raroto7igan show adz. Samoan canoe model.<br />

Fig. 46.<br />

So many specimens were incorrectly labelled that it was<br />

impossible to include everything in this list, but all <strong>of</strong> importance<br />

have, it is believed, been noticed. The landscape beauties <strong>of</strong> this

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