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child’s umbrella, or sun-shade, covered with va¬ 
rious coloured and printed cottons, and stripes 
of woollen cloth, with a carved wooden top; an 
iron padlock and keys; four variously shaped 
earthenware tobacco-pipe heads; a small earthen 
pan, with a deeply-notched edge; a small basket; 
a string of beads resembling spangles, formed 
from shells ; a fly-flapper, made of hair ; a shuttle 
and reel of thread belonging to the loom; a 
musical instrument; a leather pouch, surrounded 
by stripes of leather, and worked with leather 
and cloth in different patterns ; a short dagger, 
with a wooden handle and sheath, ornamented 
with brass; a pair of worked sandals; two ar¬ 
rows, with steel heads ; a large leathern cushion, 
and a stool of carved, zesso wood. On the top 
of the Case is a loom for weaving the narrow 
cloth, used by the Africans. All from Ashan- 
tee. Presented by T . E. Bowdich , Esq . and 
described in his Travels , p. 307, $>c. 
Case 7. Two baskets made of a species of 
juncus; two water-baskets made of the bark of 
a birch ; a bladder, containing a pigment used 
by the natives ; a quiver, some arrows, and a 
bow; the rope of a canoe ; a necklace formed of 
shells; and an axe, the iron of which was pro¬ 
bably obtained from an English or American 
ship from Terra del Fuego. 
Case 8. A coat of mail formed of seven 
folds of horse skin, used by the Araucarian In¬ 
dians 
ROOM i. 
