4 MISCELLANEOUS [UFPER FLOOE. 
thrower, from Point Barrow; and a richly carved paddle, 
from Tahiti. 
Case S, Various specimens of cloth, formed of the 
Paper Mulberry,from the Sandwich Islands, some of them 
with stamped patterns ; a harpoon line, made of the skin 
of a Wallruss, and a sail of the intestines of the same ani¬ 
mal from Kotzebue Sound ; two large teeth of the Wall¬ 
russ, from Behring's Straits; a stone club used for bruis¬ 
ing nuts, and three fine mats, from Egmont Island ; a cap, 
ornamented with tufts of feather and hair ; several bows 
and arrows, some of the latter tipped with obsidian and 
bone, from California; and a small harpoon, with a move- 
able tip, for spearing fish, from Point Barrow. 
On the sides of these Cases, near the door, are placed 
three spears from Tonga taboo, a spear from the interior 
of Chili, and a paddle from Egmont Island. Over these 
cases are several other spears, arrows, and harpoons, 
from the Pacific Ocean. These articles and those in 
Cases No. 2 and 3, were collected during Capt. Beechey's 
voyage of discovery, a.d. 1825—1828. 
Case 4. A seal-skin dress ; a dog’s harness for a sledge, 
and the handle of an instrument for throwing bird-darts, 
from the coast of Labrador ; a pair of boots ornamented 
wdth leather of different colours, with divided toes; a 
leathern whip, and some arrows from the interior of Peru. 
Case 5. A quiver formed of palm leaves, containing 
small poisoned arrows; a bag of netted twine, with bom- 
oax and some poisoned arrows from the Indians of the 
Mar anon. Presented hy Lieut, Henry Lister Mntv^ R,N, 
Various wampum belts, and a pair of eyeshades, formed of 
wood. From the Sloane Collection, 
A straw hat, a poncho, or cloak, leggings, shoes, spurs, 
and stirrups. From Chili, Presented by - Sinclair^ 
Esqc 
A hammock, from Africa,presented by H, Bright, Esq,; 
and a pair of sandals, from Ashantee, presented hy Mr, 
Fenton. 
Case 6 . A piece of cloth, feet long by feet wide, 
decorated with borders and various stellated patterns, pro¬ 
duced by discharging the deep colour of the indigo; it is 
woven in narrow strips, each three inches wdde. Another 
piece of clpth, formed of similar strips, but the check pat- 
