MUSEUMS. 57 



Batanga Falls ; Street, Cape Coast ; Children at Labrine, Aburi, Accra; 

 Native Meeting at Addah ; Gold Mines, Axim ; Back View of 

 Sanatorium, Aburi ; Native Meeting, Krippi, Gold Coast ; Agricultures, 

 Siio Thome ; Bridge, Basile Road, Santa Isabel, Fernando Bo : Bridge. 

 Cribi, Batanga ; Gaboon Rivers ; River Kingeninge, Gaboon : Main 

 Street, Gaboon ; Cocoa Farm, Victoria ; Bay in Cocoa Farm : Banks 

 of the River Volta ; Residence in Bernini, Sahara Roads, and at 

 Kpandon ; Mr. Dalrymple's Dwelling in the Great Desert. 



Mandingo : —Fair of Leather Sandals (8. 2. 98. 9) : presented by 

 Dr. Pechey. 



Fantee : — Two Terra-cotta Figures — of a group of three — seated on a 

 drum-shaped base (29. 3. 98. 1); presented by Mr. Morris P. Jones, J. P., 

 Chairman of the Museum Sub-Committee. 



Dahomey : — Brass Knife-shaped Implement (10. 5. 98. 1) ; Wooden 

 Dish in form of a snail (27. 9. 98. 14) ; purchased. 



From Benin City : — The following specimens of ivory and metal castings 

 from Benin City have been acquired by purchase : — Carved ivory head 

 of a staff (11. 1. 98. 1), representing a chief (?) on horseback ; Sacrificial 

 Club (19. 4. 98. 1), with three protruding ends and two cup-like 

 receptacles, length 20f inches; Armlet (19. 4. 98. 2), ornamented with a 

 series of human and animal faces ; Ivory Armlet (19. 4. 98. 3), carved 

 with representation of four rude human figures holding knives, horse- 

 shoes, &c, and leopards with deer in their mouths, &c. ; Aegis (19. 4. 

 98. 4), a mailed female figure, holding in her right hand a rectangular 

 plaque (?), on the ground are two tree frogs ; Aegis (26. 4. 98. 1), with 

 figures of cat fish, tree frogs, and human, buffalo, and elephant heads ; 

 Casket (2G. 4. 98. 2), in form of a house ; Head (27. 9. 98. 3), in wood, 

 of human form, covered with human skin ; Hide Fan (27. 9. 98. 4), 

 ornamented with shells, gourds (containing antimony), and mammal 

 skulls : Knife (27. 9. 98. 5) ; Fetish (?) (27. 9. 98. 6), a piece of wood 

 with two manilla? attached ; Girdle Belt, of hide, covered with brass 

 wire (27. 9. 98. 7) ; Small Gourd (27. 9. 98. 8), containing a>h : 

 Metal Handle of a Sceptre or Staff of Office (27. 9. 98. 9). with three 

 pairs of figures at intervals ; Bronze Tusk-holder (11. 10. 98. 7) ; Two- 

 headed Mask, of wood, covered with human skin (18. 10. 98. 1). 



From the Congo River :— Battle Axe (27. 9. 98. 13), with elaborate 

 iron head; purchased. 



