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ROOM I. 
containing small poisoned arrows; a bag of 
netted twine, with bombax and some poisoned 
arrows, from the Indians of the Maranon. Pre¬ 
sented by Lieut . Henry Lister Maw , R.N. Va¬ 
rious wampum belts, and a pair of eye-shades, 
formed of wood. From the Sloane Collection. 
A hammock, from Africa, presented by H. 
Bright , Esq.; and a pair of sandals, from Ash- 
antee, presented by Mr. Fenton. 
Case 6 . A piece of cloth, 16£ feet long by 7^ 
feet wide, decorated with borders and various 
stellated patterns, produced by discharging the 
deep colour of the indigo ; it is woven in narrow 
strips, each three inches wide. Another piece 
of cloth, formed of similar strips, but the check 
pattern produced in the weaving. A piece of 
very narrow cloth, of the original width before 
it is made up for use. From Africa. Presented 
by Major Denham and Capt. Clapperton. 
A Foulah cloak, formed of very narrow strips 
of cloth ; a cap, and a musical instrument, from 
the neighbourhood of Sierra Leone. Presented 
by -- Whitfield, Esq. 
A cap, made of a fine mat, from the Cape of 
Good Hope, Presented by Capt. Duncan, 1780. 
Several pieces of cloth formed of narrow strips 
on a white ground; a white cloth, painted with 
black patterns; two others made of different co¬ 
loured stripes; and a single stripe formed of three 
different colours; a piece of very fine matting ; a 
child’s 
