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bleday . Bows and arrows; hooks used in the salmon fishery. Pre¬ 
sented by Lieut . Hall, R.N. Shelf 3. Snow-shoes, models of canoes, 
bracelets, earrings, from the north-west coast of America. Magic drum 
of an Iceland witch. 
Cases 20, 21. N. America. —Shelf 1. Various specimens of basket 
work from the north coast. Shelf 2. The inner bark of a species of 
cypress ( cupressus thuyoides ), in its different states of preparation, for 
making mats, articles of dress, &c.; a garment or cloak, painted with 
human figures, made by the natives of Banks’s Island. Shelf 3. Mats 
and cloaks made of the same material. One specimen, and needles for 
making the same, presented by Lieut. Hall, R.N. 
Case 22. N. America. — Shelf 1. Seal-skin dress, dog harness for 
a sledge, and throwing stick, from Labrador. Shelf 2. Child’s cradle, 
scalps; calumets, 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 f of the Mic-mac Indians. Presented by Hr. 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. Mexico. — Shelf 1. Bow t s made of sinew and wx>od, 
and arrows tipped with obsidian, from Port Trinidad and California. 
Shelf 2. Objects from Mexico :—various terracotta figures of divi¬ 
nities and chiefs, &c., from the tombs of A.nahuac; and other terra¬ 
cotta figures, collected by Mr. Bullock; tw T o 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, with 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 earthemvare, 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 w T ith 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 tw T o vases. Presented by Capt. Vetch, R.N . 
Cases 25, 26. Mexico _Shelf 1. Large vases, with figures in front, 
