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M. Tandy, Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois. Large collection of Hint 

 implements, polisLed celts (one of hematite), hematite chisel, grooved 

 axes (some of peculiar shape, differing from any in the museum ex- 

 hibit), pestle, hammer-stones, hematite sinker, polished spear-head, 

 catlinite bead, paint-stones, &c., from Hancock County, Illinois. Two 

 large mortars from a mound in Dallas City. 



M. H. Thomson, Pecan Point, Mississippi County, Arkansas. Collection of 

 stone and bone implements and clay vessels from Indian graves near 

 Pecan Point. 



Bev. T. B. Wcems, Griggsville, Pike County, Illinois. Collection from 

 mounds in Pike County, consisting of flint implements, hammer-stones, 

 grooved axes, &c. 



J. P. Maclean, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Collection from the prin- 

 cipal shell-heap on Blennerhassett's Island, Ohio River, namely, shells 

 of which the heap is composed, rude implements, arrow-heads, celts, 

 shell-sinkers, bone tools, and human skull, jaws, teeth, &c. 



Br. J. F. Bransford, JJ. 8. Navy. A valuable collection from Costa Eica, 

 C. A., consisting of clay vessels, plain or ornamented, tripod vessels, 

 small double vessel with handle, fragments of clay vessels with gro- 

 tesque figures and faces in relief, grotesque clay figures, clay whistles, 

 and fragments of pottery with difi'erent styles of painted ornamenta- 

 tion, small stone celts, and ornaments (beads, &c.) of jadeite and 

 other kinds of stone ; stone tube from Tonala, Mexico ; large clay 

 vase, painted and ornamented, small clay vessel (bottle-shaped), frag- 

 ments of pottery, one with human head, others made in imitation of 

 flowers, &c., obtained from a mound near San Jose, Guatemala. 



H. 8. Busby, 8ilver City, New Mexico. Collection of rude stone tools 

 from an aboriginal mine near Clifton, Ariz. 



J. J. McBean, U. 8. Signal Service, 8itka, Alaska. Collection of ethno- 

 logical specimens from Baranofl", an island in S. E. Alaska, consisting of 

 stone implements, charms with family totems carved on one side or 

 both, horn spoons, wooden spoons, dishes, trays, &c., halibut hooks 

 and club, wooden floats in the shape of ducks, knives with carved han- 

 dles, carved wooden pipes and images, dance rattles, dancing mask, 

 wooden helmets and head dresses, drum used at festivals, bag of gam- 

 bling sticks, bark rope dancing belts, packing straps, hunting bag, 

 food sack made of bear intestines, leather suits of armor, dancing 

 shirts painted and ornamented, model of fish-trap, dolls with heads of 

 carved bone, cakes of pressed blackberries, and spruce bark. 



M. Tandy, Ballas City, Hancock County, Illinois. Collection from a 

 mound and stone grave in Henderson County, near Dallas City, con- 

 sisting of arrow and spear heads, perforators of stone and bone, stone 

 sinkers, paint stones, marine shells, shell beads and gorgets, pierced 

 teeth of animals, and 1 pearl bead, 1 human skull with flint perforator 

 driven, not shot, through the left temple. 



