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Wooden Figure of a Man, two Ivory Armlets, Necklet made up of 

 semi-circular Brass Rods ; two Brass Neck Ornaments. 



Collected and presented by Mr. W. (t. Stokes, per Mr. A. Ridyard : — 



Two Head-dresses of plaited human hair, on the sides are flaps 

 formed of strips of cane with the hair plaited over them, and decorated 

 with trade buttons, Mouni River, M'pongwe Country (20. 8. 97. 24-25) ; 

 Wooden Stool, the top supported by a kneeling female figure, Batanga 

 (20. 8. 97. 26) ; pair of Blacksmith's Bellows (8. 12. 97. 6). 



The following interesting specimens of metal castings and ivory carving, 

 from Benin City, have been acquired by purchase, a full account of which 

 will appear in " The Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums" No. 2 : — 



Metal figure of a Leopard, covered with circular raised rings filled 

 with amber-coloured pastes (21. 12. 97. 3) ; metal figure of a Man, 

 standing on a raised platform, on which are Armillse, a mask, &c, he is 

 wearing a helmet and leopard-skin garment, and holds a flint-lock gun 

 in his hands (21. 12. 97. 4) ; rudely-carved kneeling figure of a man, 

 in ivory (very much weathered) height 20| inches (21. 12. 97. 5) ; 

 three figures carved on a semi-circular piece of ivory (21. 12. 97. 6). 

 A King (?) with two attendants supporting his arms, height 4§- inches, 

 width 3g inches ; Two Wooden Combs (21. 12. 97. 7-8) ; Metal Pipe 

 Head (14. 2. 97. 1) ; Four Metal Figures (7. 10. 97. 1-4) of Kings 

 wearing coral garments and having spikes in the base for supporting 

 them on the ground ; small metal figure of a Woman (7. 10. 97. 5), 

 holding a fan or fly flap in her right hand, legs broken off ; Two 

 Metal Heads, supports for tusks (7. 10. 97. 6-7) ; Metal Lid of a Box, 

 with representation on it of three figures, a King or Chief attended by 

 two arm supporters (7. 10. 97. 8) ; Carved Ivory Tusk and Armlet 

 (7. 10.97.9-10) ; Group of Figures in Brass, Benin ? (23. 11. 97. 1). 



Wooden Staff, Sapelli, Benin (4. 5. 97. 2), and Knife, in leather 

 sheath, Bida, Nupe, Niger (4. 5. 97. 1) ; presented by Mr. R. Wade. 



Curved Club, the head beautifully carved in geometrical designs, Woyoa 

 make, from the Manganja Country, purchased (30. 3. 97. 3). 

 Two Wooden Staves (30. 3. 97. 1-2). 



South Africa : — 

 Photographs of Female Hottentot (19. 8. 97. 1), and of a Hottentot 

 Boy (19. 8. 97. 2) ; presented by Mr. James Gribble. 



