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throwing stick, from Labrador. Shelf 2. Child’s cradle, scalps; ca¬ 
lumets, or pipes; beads and necklace ; model of a cradle, showing the 
manner in which the Flathead Indians of the Columbia River compress 
their children’s skulls. Indian spoon, made of the bone of a Penguin. 
Bracelets. Presented by R. Brinsley Hinds , Esq ., R. N. Shelf 3. 
Model of a canoe, made of birch bark, and pair of flower pots, made 
of the same, and quills of the porcupine, the work of the Mic-mac 
Indians. Presented by Dr. Farish. Baskets of the same ; pipe, roll 
of tobacco, and vase, from Canada. Wampum belts of the North 
American Indians; boxes of birch bark ; two ancient Carrib idols 
and celts from Jamaica; belts used by the Iroquois Indians to bind 
their prisoners. 
Cases 23, 24. Shelf 1. Bows made of sinew and wood, and 
arrows tipped with obsidian, from Port Trinidad and California. 
Shelf 2. Objects from Mexico:—various terracotta figures of divi¬ 
nities, wizards, &c., from the tombs of Anahuac; and other terra¬ 
cotta figures, collected by Mr. Bullock; two statues and five frag¬ 
ments of terracotta, found on the mountains of Tezeossingo, in the 
pyramids of St. Juan de Toetiutican ; a small terracotta sitting figure, 
similar to an Egyptian sphinx ; an adze; a heart-shaped amulet of 
serpentine, wdth engraved characters resembling hieroglyphics; small 
idols of rude workmanship, and of various forms; a mask of stone; 
head of a boy, in basalt.; several knives formed of obsidian, with two 
of the larger pieces from which they have been split. Shelf 3. Two 
vases of alabaster, one with the head and arms of a monkey sculptured 
on it, the other with the head and tail of a cock ; an Aztec mirror, made 
of a plate of obsidian, polished on both sides; a large double bottle 
of black earthenware, one of the bottles with the head of a dog, the 
other with that of a bird; a small black vase in the shape of a dog ; 
a small vase-shaped statue ; a bust of a female, sculptured in lava, with 
a turreted head-dress, having some resemblance to the Egyptian Isis ; 
another of a priest, with a mitre-shaped cap, decorated with jewels 
and a feather, and with long pendent earrings; the greater part of his 
body is covered by a large snake, its head being on the right side of the 
statue ; the eyes of this bust were probably supplied by jewels ; statue 
of an Aztec princess, in a sitting posture, her feet bent under her, and 
her hands upon her knees, probably one of the Penates, or household 
gods; three heads of Mexican divinities; a conical object resembling 
the pestle of a mortar; and two vases. Presented by Capt. Vetch , R.N. 
Cases 25, 26. Shelf 1. Mexico : — Large vases, with figures in front, 
in bas relief, one remarkably fine and coloured, from the island of Sacri- 
ficios, excavated by Captain Evan Nepean , R.N. Shelf 2. Various idols 
and fragments of others, one or two hollow and rattling, excavated in 
the island of Sacrificios, off Vera Cruz, by Captain Evan Nepean , R.N 
These are the work of the Aztec or Toltec inhabitants, previous to the 
Spanish invasion. Shelf 3. Two stone troughs, with their rollers for 
bruising corn or maize, various vases, some inscribed with patterns like 
the hieroglyphics, others with their sides open, supposed by some to be 
for holding the hearts of human victims, others with perforated bottoms, 
like colanders; the handles of some of these vases are modelled to 
represent the human figure. Excavated in the island of Sacrificios by 
Captain Evan Nepean , R.N 
