Pearling boats at Hiqueru, Tuamotu Archipelago. Australian pearl-diver (armored) coming up from the depths 204 Opening pearl-oysters and searching for pearls, off the coast of Australia. Grading, weighing, and packing mother-of-pearl, off the coast of Australia 213 Moro boats, used among the pearl islands of the Malay Archipelago. Raft used for pearl-fishing in the Malay Archipelago 216 Pearling village, with youthful fishermen, Sulu Islands. Japanese diver in Dutch East Indies, come up to “blow” for a few minutes 220 Gray pearls from Lower California, and diamonds 228 Clara Eugenia, daughter of Philip II 237 The Adams gold vase 248 Negro pearling camp, on bank of an Arkansas river. Group of Arkansas pearl fishermen 254 Brooch, Renaissance style, set with baroque pearls, from American streams 259 Brooches and rings of fresh-water pearls from Wisconsin and Tennessee 262 Pearl-bearing unios 266 Pearling scene on White River, Arkansas. Pearling camp on upper Mississippi River 270 The evolution of buttons, made from Mississippi shells 275 Necklace of fresh-water pearls 276 Shell of pearl-bearing abalone 280 Shell of _Dipsas plicatus_, with attached metal figures of Buddha coated with nacre. Shell of _Dipsas plicatus_, with attached porcelain beads coated with nacre 286 Artificial rearing-ponds for the development of pearl-oysters on the Island of Espiritŭ Santo, Gulf of California. Trays containing small pearl-oysters prepared for placing at the bottom of artificial rearing-ponds 291 Japanese legend of the dragon and the pearl, idealized in Jade 302 Russian eikon of the Madonna 312 Pectoral cross of Constantine IX, Monomachus (1000–1054 A.D.) 321 Great pearl necklace of the French crown jewels 332 The Siamese Prince in full regalia 336 Half-pearls: lots of three different sizes. Brooch of half-pearls and onyx, United States, 1860 343