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2. Ethnography of Asia : — 



A number of carpenters' and other tools from Sze'chwan, 

 China ; two figures, krises, spearheads, etc., from Lombok ; 

 a collection of ornaments from the Sonthals of Bengal, Nepal, 

 and Sikkim ; and an important collection from the Gilyaks 

 of Saghalien ; presented by Sir A. Wollaston Franks, k.c.b. 



Wooden vessels, fish-traps, etc., from Siberia, from Miss 

 Marsden. Portions of dress from Palestine ; presented by 

 Justin Shilih Kirreh. 



3. Ethnography of Oceania and Australasia : — 



A large number of objects from the various groups of the 

 Pacific, among them carvings in wood and jade from New 

 Zealand, a carved wooden figure from Easter Island, orna- 

 ments from New Guinea, Australia, etc. ; presented by Sir A. 

 Wollaston Franks, k.c.b, 



A carved wooden box from New Zealand ; presented by 

 F. LI. Griffith, Esq., f.s.a. A carefully-finished mere of jade, 

 given by the Chief Tetoro to Captain Sadler, e.n., in 1833 ; 

 presented by Charles H. Read, Esq. 



4. Antiquities and Ethnography of America : — 



An interesting series of pottery vessels, copper ornaments, 

 and a stone axe, found in graves in the N.E of Cauca, Re- 

 public of Colombia ; presented by Robert B, White, Esq. 



Pottery vessels from Recuay and other places in Peru ; a 

 stone mould and a copper figure from the Republic of Colom- 

 bia; ornaments from Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil ; objects from 

 the Indians of Guiana, the N.W. Coast, from the Eskimo, etc. 

 all presented by Sir A. Wollaston Franks, k.c.b. 



A comb and belt from the Indians of the Rio Uaupes ; pre- 

 sented by J. Edge Partington, Esq. 



The Trustees of the Christy Collection have purchased, 

 from funds at their disposal, the following collections or 

 objects, which they have likewise added to the Christy Col- 

 lection : A characteristic series of stone implements of 

 palaeolithic type from Somaliland ; portions of dress, etc., from 

 Tibet; a large number of weapons and other objects from 

 the Pacific Islands and Australia; a series of objects, 

 weapons, etc., from the Eskimo ; and a few stone implements 

 from Mexico. 



Charles H. Read. 



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