English: No. 1. Overlaying with cold metal. Stilletto or staff of wood ; handle overlaid with thin sheets of copper pressed into depressions of the wood and
marked with crosslines. Congo region, Africa '. 174,743
No. 2. Armlets and necklaces in twisted wire and metal beads. Africa — 174,723
No. 3. Glove belonging to ancient armor. This specimen shows the method of wireworking in ax-mor-forming chain mail.
No. 4. Edged weapon with socket, showing raised work on the surface. West Africa 169,255
No. 5. Double-bladed dagger from the northwest coast of America. Siberian type. Blade fluted and punched into the suggestion of a wolfs head and inlaid with haliotis shell 9,936
No. 6. African knife in common use among the Congo natives. Surface of the
blade punched in lines to form a leaf-shaped pattern 130,931
No. 7. Brass plate, Turkish pattern. Surface chased and decorated by punch-
ing 76,542
No. 8. Brass work chased, punched, and carved in geometric patterns. Piece
in the center scraped 169,233
No. 9. Scabbard of a dagger. Example of embossed or repouss^ work.
No. 10. Simple inlaying. Lead in pipestone, Sioux Indians ; silver in iron,
Korea 130,786, 77.038
No. 11. Knife and sheath from Cordoba, Spain. Sheath of brass, chased; blnde
steel, with brass ornaments set in 167,569
No. 12. Siamese dish of silver, the flattened border ornamented with overlaying
in gold, embossed figures, the interstices filled with black cement.