MUSEUMS. 01 



Miscellaneous: — 



Eoots ' abeshie ' for yellow fever (20. 5. 1901. 10) ; roots ' boboshey' 

 (20. 5. 1901. 11); roots, ' egirro,' for bile or biliousness (20. 5. 

 1901. 9). 



Collected and presented by Mr. A. Forman, Rio del Rev, per Mr. 

 A. Ridyard : — 



Earthenware pipe heads, with grotesque head at the base (28. 1. 

 1901. 24-25), gourd rattle, with burnt decoration (28. 1. 1901. 25a), 

 cast metal pipe head (29. T. 1901. 1), all from Bali, Cameroons ; ivory 

 war trumpet (29. 7. 1901. 2), from the Congo. 



The following specimens have been presented per Mr. A. Ridyard : 

 Female fetish painted figure (28. 1. 1901. 26), from Rio del Rey, by 

 Mr. G. E. MeAuley; two plaited baskets (28. 1. 1901. 27-28), from 

 Fernando Po, by Mr. J. D. Maysmor. 



Three plaited baskets (28. 1. 1901. 29-31), two wooden bells worn 

 by dogs when hunting (28. 1. 1901. 32-33), fetish in form of a bell 

 for 'big sickness' (28. 1. 1901. 34), fetish in form of a small bell 

 for 'small sickness' (28. 1. 1901. 35), four wooden spoons, variously 

 carved (28. 1. 1901. 36-39), three women's belts made of strands of 

 plaited hide (28. 1. 1901. 40-42), native rat-trap (28. 1. 1901. 42a), 

 all from X'Sevi, Landana, collected and presented by Mr. H. Hirst, 

 per Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Model of a canoe, with figures, &c, complete, and painted (28. I. 

 1901. 43), from the Cameroons, presented by Mr. A. E. Christian : 

 knife (28. 1. 1901. 44), from Bosoko, Upper Congo River, presented 

 by Mr. J. S. Samuel, Soma; sifter (20. 5. 1901. 12), wooden soup 

 ladle (20. 5. 1901. 13), the handle carved in form of a snake: hat 

 ('JO. 5. 1901. 14), with ornamental leather bands, earthenware soup 

 plate (20. 5. 1901. 15), earthenware cooking pot (20. 5. 1901. 10), 

 basket (20. 5. 1901. 17), pair of leather sandals (20. 5. 1901. 18), pair 

 of leather slippers (20. 5. 1901. 19), carved gourd drinking cups 

 (20. 5. 1901. 20-21), all from Accra, Grold Coast, and presented by 

 Mr. E. W. Quartey Papafio, Accra, per Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Painted wooden drum (20. 5. 1901. 24), from the Gold Coast, 

 presented by Mr. F. H. Fearon, per Mr. A. Ridyard, 



