Guide to the nature treasures of New York city; American museum of natural history, New York aquarium, New York zoölogicl park and Botanical garden, Brooklyn museum, Botanic garden and Children's museum . rsonal property. The musical instrumentsof the Igorot consist of gongs and clappers; their ornamentsare generally of brass and copper. The most highly prizedornament, however, is the shell of the pearl oyster, Melea-grina margaritifera, which the Igorot obtain in trade. Adjoining the Igorot collections is a series of specimensfrom the Samal and Sulu Moros, who constitute the Mo-hammedan popul
Guide to the nature treasures of New York city; American museum of natural history, New York aquarium, New York zoölogicl park and Botanical garden, Brooklyn museum, Botanic garden and Children's museum . rsonal property. The musical instrumentsof the Igorot consist of gongs and clappers; their ornamentsare generally of brass and copper. The most highly prizedornament, however, is the shell of the pearl oyster, Melea-grina margaritifera, which the Igorot obtain in trade. Adjoining the Igorot collections is a series of specimensfrom the Samal and Sulu Moros, who constitute the Mo-hammedan population and are the latest comers to the is-lands. Their conversion to Mohammedanism by Arabianmissionaries in the twelfth century was undoubtedly themeans of making them dominant everywhere south of theVisayan Islands. They were the Norsemen of the Orient,adventurous navigators and fierce fighters. Their historyis the climax of Malay piratical power, which was felt forcenturies for a thousand miles both north and south of theirstrongholds in Jolo. Their warlike character is indicatedby the predominance of krises, both straight and curved,spears and shields. Their domestic life is represented by 127. 128 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY examples of pottery and basketry; their musical attain-ments by gongs, clappers and xylophones; their skill inmetal work by lime and betel-nut boxes, vases and jarsand by their weapons. Adjoining the Moro collection are two cases showing theknives and blow-guns of the peoples inhabiting the Islandsof Sumatra, Celebes and Java. The western side of the hall is occupied entirely by amost elaborate collection from the Bagobo of southernMindanao. This tribe, numbering a few thousands, formsone of the group of pagan Malay tribes living in villagesback from the west coast of the Gulf of Davao. They area people of singular beauty with clear, golden brown skin,earnest wide-open eyes and mobile faces changing fromdeep seriousness in repose to sparkli
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