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technical mineralogy, or mineral substances in a 
rough state, with the scientific and familiar names 
affixed to them. 
Lavas and other volcanic productions, in large po¬ 
lished pieces, principally from Mount Vesuvius; and 
miscellaneous specimens of minerals of considerable 
dimensions, with their names and localities affixed. 
Tlie remaining cases contain articles from the 
west coast of North America and the South Sea 
Islands. 
{Shelves 1—3.) Fishing implements from Noot- 
ka Sound and Oonalashka : harpoons : lines made 
of sinews, and of sea-weed (a species of Fucus)^ &c.. 
—^Models of fishing-boMs, &c.: water-proof fish¬ 
ing-jackets, made of the intestines of the whale^, 
from Nootka Sound.—Several caps of wood, re¬ 
presenting heads of beasts; a bird’s head of woody 
ornamented with feathers, &c.: a wooden coat of 
armour: birds made of wood, hollow, and contain¬ 
ing stones,- used as rattles; from Nootka and Oo¬ 
nalashka, 
{Shelves 1—5.) Warlike implements and vari¬ 
ous tools, clubs, adzes, &c.: Patoo-patoos of wood 
and bone, &c. Various domestic utensil’s from the 
same part of the coast. A screen made of the fea¬ 
thers of an eagle: knives : spoons: eating-bowls : 
bread made of the root of the Cassada tree (a spe¬ 
cies of Jatropha)^ with an unprepared piece of the 
latter.—Caps of various shapes and colours; some 
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ROOM I. 
CASES 
1 to 10. 
CASE IL 
CASE 12.- 
