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Quiver, wood covered in leather and decorated with black and brown strips of leather. Contains 7 poisoned arrows, shafts of bamboo, barbed points in iron.

One of two spatulae made from the limb bones of cassowary. Decoration: dots & interlocking step pattern in relief, ornamented with seeds, shells, crab claws, teeth and red cloth.

Wood, inlaid with brass wire.

Tin-opener found by Captain Bartlett of Peary's expedition in 1906, on site of one of the English camps on north shore of North Grant Land. Belonged to crew of 'Discovery' during Arctic Expedition 1875. Large double cutter at one end of wooden…

Flat axe head.

Sacrificial knife. One of four knives, sacrificial, used at human sacrifices previous to Spanish Conquest in 1526.

Sacrificial knife. One of four knives, sacrificial, used at human sacrifices previous to Spanish Conquest in 1526. Inscription: Old label: 146+22

'Tau' shaped, copper 'axe' money.

Long thin obsidian blade. One of a collection of 34 obsidian articles: 11 arrow/javelin heads, 12 knives, 6 cores, 5 scrapers. Found in many parts of Mexico in the neighbourhood of volcanoes.

Osidian core. One of a collection of 34 obsidian articles: 11 arrow/javelin heads, 12 knives, 6 cores, 5 scrapers. Found in many parts of Mexico in the neighbourhood of volcanoes.