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By Brian Houghton Hodgson, Esq. — (Continued.) 



A Rosary. 



Needle-Case and Needles, worn by both Sexes, suspended iVoni the Girdle. 



A Hollow Trinket for holding the Divine Lama's Excrement, worn round the 



Neck as an Amulet. 

 A Wooden Drinking Cup, constantly carried in the Bosom. 

 A Lock and Key of an ingenious construction. 

 Amulets, containing Deprecatory Prayers, worn round the Neck, &c. Some are 



open for inspection. 

 A Guard to protect the Eyes from the glare of Snow. 

 A Mould, for the casting of Earthen Idols. 

 Three Blocks of Birch, used in Printing. 

 A White Silk Scarf, to envelop Letters of Ceremony. 



Two Horns of the Chiroo, or Himalayan Antelope and one of the Gooroong. 

 Models in Clay of the Chactyee or Pyramidal Temple, appropriated to the- 



principal Gods of the Bauddhists. 

 Fossil Objects of Worship. 

 A Sword worn by a Priest, tlie scabbard ornamented with silver lillagree-work. 



By Col. William Franklin, M.R.A.S xVoi'. 4, 1826. 



A Collection of Minerals from the Jungle T'herry, consisting of Quartz, Granite, 



Chalcedony, Agate, Mica, &c. 

 A Statue of Surya from Indra Pye, on the Banks of the Kiyul, I'.ear Kanipur. 

 A Statue of Buddha. 



A Headless Statue of Buddha, from Kashdi, near Colgong. 

 A Head of Buddha, from Indra Pye. 

 Bricks and Tiles from tlie King's Tomb and Gateway, and the Nuttin Musjid at 



Gour. They were found in the jungle near the Mosques. 

 An Image of Parswanat'h, in Basalt. 

 A Sculpture, representing Rama and Sita, in Alabaster. 

 Part of a Statue, bearing a Sceptre or !Mace. 

 The Stone Figure of a Lion. 

 The Bust of a Hindu Goddess. 

 An Oblong Piece of Moulding. 

 Fragment of a Column, with a Male and Female Figure. 



By Sir A. Johnston, Bart., V.P.R.A.S Dec. 2, 1836. 



A Rope for catching Elephants. 



A Chabuk used for Flagellation. 



A Forestaff, used in Navigation by the Maldivians. 



Two Collections of Specimens of Dried Plants. 



