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MISCELLANEOUS [UPPER FLOOR, 
pair of woman’s boots, from Cape Thomson; a dart 
thrower, from Point Barrow ; and a richly carved paddle, , 
from Tahiti. 
Case 3. Various specimens of cloth, formed of the 
Paper Mulberry, from the Sandwich Islands, some of them 
with stamped patterns; a harpoon line, made of the skin 1 
of a Wallruss, and a sail of the intestines of the same ani¬ 
mal from Kotzebue Sound ; two large teeth of the Wall¬ 
russ, from Behring’s Straits ; a stone club used for bruis¬ 
ing nuts, and three fine mats, from Egmont Island; a cap, 
ornamented with tufts of feather and hair; several bows 
and arrows, some of the latter tipped with obsidian and 
bone, from California; and a small harpoon, with a move- 
able tip, for spearing fish, from Point Barrow. 
On the sides of these Cases, near the door, are placed 
three spears from Tongataboo, a spear from the interior of 
Chili, and a paddle from Egmont Island. Over these cases 
are several other spears, arrows, and harpoons, from the 
Pacific Ocean. These articles and those in Cases No. 2 
and 3, were collected during Capt. Beech ey’s voyage of 
discovery, a.d. 1825—1828. 
Case 4. A seal-skin dress; a dog ? s harness for a sledge, 
and the handle of an instrument for throwing bird-darts, 
from the coast of Labrador; a pair of boots ornamented 
with leather of different colours, with divided toes; a 
leathern whip, and some arrows from the interior of Peru. 
Case 5. A quiver formed of palm leaves, containing 
small poisoned arrows; a bag of netted twine, with bom- 
bax and some poisoned arrows from the Indians of the 
Maranon. Presented by Lieut . Henry Lister Maw , R.N. 
Various wampum belts, and a pair of eyeshades, formed of 
wood. From the Sloane Collection. 
A straw hat, a poncho , or cloak, leggings, shoes, spurs, 
and stirrups. From Chili . Presented by —— Sinclair , 
Esq. 
A hammock, from Africa, presented by H. Bright , Esq.; 
and a pair of sandals, from Asnantee, presented by Mr. 
Fenton . 
Case 6. A piece of cloth, 16k feet long by 7^ feet wide, 
decorated with borders and various stellated patterns, pro¬ 
duced by discharging the deep colour of the indigo; it is 
woven in narrow strips, each three inches wide. Another 
