A plate of miscellaneous articles, Henry Salt, 1814

Plate 31. , facing p. 408. A plate of miscellaneous articles, containing nos. 1, 2, and 3; fragments of ruins at axium. No. 4, a cooking dish made of black ware, and its cover made of straw. 5. ,*. Etching by c. Heath, ca 1814, after h. Salt. From a voyage to a cartouche belt used by abyssinian soldiers. No. 6, a brulhe, or glass decanter, out of which the abyssinians usually drink. Holding about three-quarters of a pint. Nos. 6 and 7, gumbas, for holding maiz and soua. No. 8, the common cane-umbrella of the natives. No. 9, a weapon of offence, made by the wanza-tree wood. No. 11, a junqua, or musical instrument, referred to in p. 447. No. 14, drinking horns manufactured in abyssinia. No. 15, an ancient stone vase found at adule, referred to in p. 433. No. 16, a dumhoeta tomb, referred to in p. 179; and no. 17, a weapon used in arabia, as well as abyssinia, made of ivory. * the figure is by accident omitted in the plate. Taken from travels into the interior of that country by henry salt. 1814. Rlin/oclc: nypgr3688835-b nypl catalog id (b-number): b11704596 universal unique identifier (uuid): c666cdf0-c6b7-012f-46d2-58d385a7bc34 shelf locator: sc rare 916. 3-s keywords: henry salt; charles heath. Date: 1814. Collection: New York Public Library. Henry Salt - A plate of miscellaneous articles (plate 31)