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Chili.- -W. E. Curtis (accession 18223): Knife. 



Brazil. — E. B. Webster (accession 18364): Model of catamaran (1). Bureau Arts, Paris 

 (accession 18694): Head ribbon (1); feather bracelets (1 pair). 



Argentine Confederation. — W. E. Curtis (accession 18223): Horn cup (1); born bottle 

 (1); bone carvings (1). 



Tatagonia. — W. E. Curtis (accession 18223): Harpoon bead (1). Museum Natural 

 History, Paris: Busts of human races (55). 



Russia. — State Department, New Orleans Exposition (accession 16550) : Droshka 

 yokes (2). Charles Heape (accession 18898): Spoon (1). Miscellaneous objects 

 (15). 



Congo Basin, Africa. — Lieut. E. H. Taunt, U. S. Navy (accession 17986): Wooden 

 stools (2); spoons (2); ladle (1); muller (1); pipe (1); pesfcle (1); ivory pendant 

 (1); armlet (1); legging (1); wristlet (1); pouches (5); belt (1); bark dresses (4); 

 fly-flapper (1); mat (1); grass cloth (1); head-dress (1); feather pendant (1); dag- 

 gers (6); shields (3); knife (1); swords (10); sword-blades (2); assagais (11); as- 

 sagai-head (1); hippopotamus spear (1); paddle (1); war-horns (2); bell (1); 

 "Sansa" music-box (1); carved elephant tusk (I); cloak of cloth (1), 



Africa. — State Department, New Orleans Exposition (accession 16550) : Hand loom 

 (1). Bureau of Arts, Paris (accession 18694) : Arrows (16), assagais (19) ; dippers 

 (4); tray(l); spoons (2); powder cup (1); pots (4); comb (1) : cinctures (2) ; 

 plate (1) ; bracelet (1); model of a canoe (1); cloth (3) ; ceremonial hat (1) ; 

 amulet (1); mat (1); bracelets (2). Charles Heape (accession 18898) : Arrows 

 (6); assagais (2) ; club(l); leggings (1 pair) ; pouch (1). 



Madagascar. — Bureau of Arts, Paris ("accession 18694): Horn spoons (2). 



India, Cashmir. — Mrs. Helen Tompkins (accession 17866): Lacquer tea-tables (2). 



Corea.— P. L. Joay (accession 19276) : Eating table. C. G. Talcott (accession 13867) : 

 Red stone ornament (1). Prof. G. B. Goode (accession 19010) : Cloth armor (2 

 pieces). 



China.— Dr. D. B. McCartee (accessions 17698, 17798, 17838, 17960, 18047, 18063, 18138, 

 18139, 18144, and 18900) : Buddhist Sutras (2 volumes) ; books on tillage and weav- 

 ing (2 volumes) ; Pekin Gazette (9 copies) ; visiting cards (10) ; envelope (1) ; geo- 

 mantic compass (1); sun and moon dial (1); images in mussel-shell (1); carved frame 

 (1); portrait of Liu Sin Yuen (1) ; autograph fans (3) ; scrolls of presentation (2 

 sets); traveler's case (1); silk and ivory fan (1); painting on silk (1); spoon 

 (1) ; ethnographical photographs (10). Prof. G. B. Goode (accession 18994) : Scroll 

 picture. Mrs. W. P. Mangum (accessions 19079 and 19218) : Charcoal birds (18) ; 

 palm-leaf basket (1); student's bronze kettle (1). T. B. Ferguson (accession 

 17727) : Lantern. 



Japan.— Dr. D. B. McCartee (accessions 18047, 18138,18144,18283): Serrurier's Cyclo- 

 paedia (1 volume) ; heraldic devices (1 volume) ; designs (5 volumes) ; painting 

 on silk (2) ; stone spoon (1) ; stiletto (1) ; postal card (1). P. L. Jouy (accession 

 18348) : Basket (1) ; photograph (1). G. L. Faucher (accession 18057) : Image of 

 Buddha. G. Goward (accession 19048) : Original sketches by Japanese artists. 

 Japanese Department of Education (accession 18415) : Kindling wood (1); fire- wood 

 (1) ; hard charcoal (1) ; best charcoal (1) ; soft charcoal (1) ; balls of charcoal (1) ; 

 sulphur matches (3); flint and steel (2); warming box (I) ; fire-vessel (1) ; iron 

 tongs (1 pair) ; kettle tripod (1) ; ash leveler (1) ; ash sieve (I) ; copper shovel (1) ; 

 charcoal basket (1) ; fire-blower (1) ; smoker's box (1) ; sickle (1) ; hatchet (1) ; set 

 carpenter's tools (58) ; set plasterer's tools (28); set metal-worker's tools (24); set 

 ivory carver's tools (28) ; chest protector (1) ; rain coats (4) ; trousers (2) ; leggings 

 (1 pair) ; socks (4 pairs) ; sandals (5 pairs) ; clogs (4 pairs) ; hats (5) ; hoods (3) ; 

 women's collars (2) ; child's pouch (1) ; towels (4) ; hair pins (5) ; comhs (7) ; hair 

 ribbon (1); tinsel cord for hair (6); switch (1) ; rat(l) ; mirror (1); toilet case (1); 

 razor (1); hair strings (2) ; face powder (1) ; powder cup (1) ; toilet brushes (2) ; 

 pomatum (2) ; hair oil (2) ; rouge cup (1); bran bag (1) ; tooth-pick holder (1); 



