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60 Bush, C. J. 12 Pancras Lane, London.—Specimenof red ebony, from Natal, with fourteen engine-turneddraughtsmen, made from part of the same. The wood hasnot been dyed, but merely oiled and polished.
WESTERN AFRICA.
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1 Weston, Warwick, 73 Gracechurch St. Imp.—1 Teak timber or African oak, for ship building, &c. 2 Ironstone- 3 Cotton, with the seed. 4 Cotton cleaned withoutthe seed. 5 Palm oil. 6, 7 Bennie seed and ground nuts,from which oil is extracted. 8 Arrow-root. 9 The root ofarrow-root. 10 Shea butter. 11 Ginger. 12 Coffee. 13 Podpepper. 14 Cayenne pepper. 15 Gum colpa. 16 Africanmats and small baskets made there from dried grass.17 African country cloths made there from their own <*>tton.All the produce of the Western Coast of Africa.
2 Messrs. Forster & Smith. —Zobes, or cotton robes,from Sierra Leone. Pagnes, or cotton cloths, from Gambia.Knife from Gambia. Grass cloth from Sierra Leone. Tablemats from Gambia. Leather pouch, containing MS. extractsfrom the Koran. Leather pouches worn as charms inGambia. Ashantee glass armlets; the glass obtained bymelting European beads.
3 Brown, «T. Peter, Cape Coast Castle, Gold Coast,WeBt Africa.—A large silk-cotton horse-cloth, manufacturedat Dahomey, Africa; worn by the king’s favourite son.
4 KoTiiERY,Miss, 10 Stratford PI. London.—Two largewrought-cotton counterpanes, manufactured in the Cape aeVerd Islands. Three silk pangs, or mantles, manufacturedin the island of San Nicolas, Cape de Verd Islands; worn bythe ladies of the island.
5 Trotter, Capt. H. D. (R.N.)—Various articles ofAfrican growth and manufacture, chiefly from Egga andother places on or near the banks of the Niger, between 300and 400 miles from its mouth; brought to England by theexhibitor.
1 Sarnia Aduga raw silk, can be had at Brini Caunn-town,in the H&ussa country.
2 Samia Augu, manufactured at Kattam Karafl. Thisyellow dye is a species of arrow-root, which grows wild insome places on the banks of the Niger, and also on the coast.
3 Specimen of raw cotton, grows spontaneously on thebanks of the Niger, and often cultivated by the natives.
4 Lime, material made of bones burnt into ashes, mixedwith water, and dried in the sun. Used by those who spinthread to keep their fingers dry.
5 Poisoned arrow's, used by the Felatahs, or Fulas, as wellos by the people of Yoruba.
6 Cotton thread, including w’hite and blue.
7 Hopes made of native hemp. Also a specimen of linspunhemp.
8 Female country cloth, worn by the higher classes;manufactured at 1 abotohy. The woollen that is wovenwith the cotton is of European manufacture.
9 Goat or sheep skin.
10 Female dresses of country cloth, worn by the higherclasses; manufactured at llloryn, Yoruba country, and atMoko, in the Haussa country.
11 Female fashionable dress of country cloth, worn bythe higher classes; manuf actured at Nikij or Bahuh, in theYoruba country. The brown cotton is taken from the silkcotton tree, which grows on the Gold Coast, and most otherparts of the west coast of Africa. The natives make theircanoes by hollowing it to the required size. The green leavesjust budding are very w'holesome, and used as vegetables.
12 Female dresses of country cloth, manufactured atSeluh, a own nine days’ journey on foot from Nubba, atown on the left bonk of tho Niger.
13 Female dress of country cloth, generally worn, after ithas been dyed, by the higher classes as a shawl; manufacturedat Yabotchy.
14 Female dresses of country cloth, manufactured at Ki-lamij and in Yoruba country.
15 Female dresses of country cloth, worn by all classes, byyoung females of respectable birth, and by the higherclasses; manufactured at Yabotchy and Yoruba.
16 Female dresses of country cloth, w orn by the higherclasses. The red silk to be had only at Brini Canu.
17 A variety of other country cloths, worn by differentclasses; manufactured at Yoruba, Abuna, and Egga.
18 Full-size country cloth, worn by the respectable people,and also used as a counterpane; manufactured at LittlePopo, in the Bight of Benin. The red thread is ofEuropean manufacture.
19 Female head-bands, worn by the higher and lowerclasses; manufactured at Yabotchy and Egga.
20 Female fine dress head-band, worn by the higher classof people. The red silk brought by the Arabs through thedesert from Tripoli into Haussa country, and amongst othertowns to Birmi or Brini Canu.
21 Female head-band; length 4 ft. 1 in. The browncotton is taken from the silk cotton tree.
22 Fine and blue-glazed tobes, worn by the higher clas 0.The manner in which the tobe is glazed is as follows:—Aft®*the cloth has been well dyed, it is taken out of the indigo dy®>and hung up until it is thoroughly dry; then it is spread oja wooden roller, well rubbed with the shell of a snail as hardas the force of the w'rist can bear, which gives the gloss.
23 Fine plain and dyed unbleached cotton tobe.
24 Fine dress striped tobe, W'orn by the higher class oipeople. The yellow colour 19 dyed at ftattam Karafl, a townon the left bank of the Niger, a short distance above its con*fluence with the Chadda. The rod silk is brought byArabs into the Haussa country.
25 Fine checked short tobe, wove with raw’ silk, worn W
the higher class of people. . ,
26 Fine checked long tobe, and Ilaussa trousers, braidewith red silk about the ankles, made after the Turk 18fashion; worn by the higher class of people.
27 Strainer or sieve, made out of the slips of bamboo 1manufactured at Brini Canu.
28 Small earthen cooking pot and cover, earthen dish e >and stands for lamps; used by tho higher class of peopl fi * .
29 Cushion. The red baize of European manufac fclir ’the yellow skin dyed by the natives of Kattan Karafi. *
30 Strings of fancy palm nut beads, made out of bu
kernels; worn round the waist and neck by resp ort*females. Te $
31 Coloured basket, made out of bamboo; manufactat Birmi or Brini, in the Haussa country.
32 Basket to hold provisions, rice, com, &o. 0 yd
33 Calabash bowl; wooden bowl carved out o*wood; and calabashes, various sizes. Used by botftand low class of people either to cat or drink out of•
N.B. Calabashes are made out of a species of jmwhich is not eatable, and which has a bitter taste s 11 ? *ndthat of quassie. Tho largest sizes are between ig jo0 8thirty inches diameter. They are used to convey P r0from one place to another.
34 Wooden carved ladles or spoons.
35 Bag to hold cprn or articles of commerce. $t
36 Netted bag, for exposing articles ot commmarket-place.
37 Dahomian leather bag.
88 Carved ivory bracelet, from Egga. r*sr.Vi«rd La 11 ^*
39 Two mats from Egga, brought there by ^in 1833. , , exhibited *>7
5a Article* brought to Knglaml, and now