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Hi Lew,
I think the 'nails' (on yours) are hobnails ....they certainly look like them. Probably traded from the European settlers. The domed nails on Graeme's example were/are usually used in furniture making, as a decorative feature to secure the leather/material to wooden frames like, for instance the 'seat pad' on a chair.

Regards David