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The following Peruvian objects were purchased : — Black Earthenware 

 Huaco (28. 4. 97. 1), dug up 30 miles inland of Samanco ; Red 

 Earthenware Whistle (28. 4. 97. 2.), in form of a bird, Chimbote ; 

 Parts of Musical Instruments (28. 4. 97. 3-4.), 90 miles from Lima ; 

 String of beads of various materials (28. 4. 97. 5.), Chimbote ; Rude 

 Bronze Spoon (28. 4. 97. 6.) ; Bronze Casting in form of a double water 

 vessel (28. 4. 97. 7.), dug up near Lake Titicaca. 



MELANESIAN RACE. 



Africa. — West and South-west Africa : — 



List of specimens collected and presented by Mr. A. Ridyard, Chief 

 Engineer, s.s. " Niger " (Elder, Dempster & Co.) : — 



Horn Snuff Box, used by Mohammedans at St. Louis, Senegal 

 (20. 8. 97. 21). 



Fetish Figure, Timmene Country, Sierre Leone (20. 8. 97. 20). 



Cocoanut Snuff-box, Accra, Gold Coast (1. 1. 97. 22). 



Native Cloth, Lagos (20, 8. 97. 23). 



From Rio del Rey :— Skin Shot-bag and Powder Flask (8. 12. 97. 14) ; 

 Two Spears, Balundi (I. 1. 97. 19-20); Knife in Sheath, Balundi 

 (1. 1. 97. 11). Man and Woman's Fetish Dresses of knitted string, 

 dyed red and black, Egbo Country, Old Calabar [obtained at Rio 

 del Rey] (1. 1.97. 6-7). 



From the Niger Coast Protectorate :— Hide Purse (1. 1. 97. 14), 

 and Leather Purse (1. 1. 97. 15), Ilorin, Houssa Country ; Antimony 

 (8. 12. 97. 32), used for colouring the eyelashes, and "Lalli" powder 

 (8. 12. 97. 33), used for dyeing the finger and toe nails red, Kano, 

 Sokoto Country. 



From the Cameroons : — Grass Bag, Bali (8. 12. 97. 12) ; Earthenware 

 Pipe Head, Boa (8. 12. 97. 41) ; Plaited Cane Hat, N'gola (8. 12.97. 11) ; 

 Plaited Straw Hat, made by Houssas at Cameroon (8. 12. 97. 10) ; Wooden 

 " Ju Ju " Figures, Balong (8. 12. 97. 8-9) ; Plaited Grass Bag, used also for 

 carrying children, Cracbiddy (8. 12. 97. 7) ; Two Sceptres (?) made of 

 split rattan (27. 4. 97. 8), and (20. 8. 97. 7) ; Model of a Canoe, 

 with sets of rowers, &c. (20. 8. 97. 18) ; Rattle, made of nut shells, 

 Mungo Creek (20. 8. 97. 17) ; Spear, head of iron, Banyang(20.8. 97. 10) ; 

 Knife, Banyang (20. 8. 97. 15) ; Model of a Saw-fish, made at Klein 





