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is of brass, heavily gilt, and iu the center of it is an ornament in coral 

 and turquoises. Three rings are fastened to it; by one a string passes 

 by which it is suspended around the neck, and to the other two are 

 fastened the ends of long strings of coral beads, the other ends of which 

 are attached to the earrings. ^ i u^ 



The Museum collection also contains a curious picture executed by 

 some Chinese painter, probably in the latter part of the eighteenth 

 century It represents a town in Chinese Turkestan, and gives a vivid 

 picture of the people of that province, their mode of living, tbei^ons 

 occupations and amusements. It is 30 feet long and about 30 inches 

 broad, and deserves careful and detailed study, it being replete with 

 valuable ethnological data. It was purchased in Peking mlSbi. 



