70 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Rev. Greville J. Chester ; and a similar series from the 

 same locality, presented by H. Swainson Cooper, Esq., F.s.A. 



2. Ethnography of Africa : — 



An Egyptian pigeon trap from Mattrak, and a Bishari 

 Arab basket ; presented by the Rev. Greville J. Chester. An 

 Egyptian woman's veil (borko), presented by J. Edge Parting- 

 ton, Esq., F.R.G.S. 



An ancient Egyptian boomerang, engraved with hierogly- 

 phics ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



Fragment of a pottery vase with figure in relief, from West 

 Africa ; presented by Edward Cunnington, Esq. 



A collection of ornaments, weapons, and articles of dress, 

 from the tribes of the Zambesi, collected by Mr. J. T. Last, and 

 presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



An ivory armlet of rare form, stated to be from the Masai, 

 of Eastern Africa ; presented by Charles Heape, Esq. 



A number of specimens from the Congo, and a silver neck- 

 lace from Madagascar ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



3. Ethnogra'phy of Asia : — 



Figure of a Chinese beggar, made of sun-dried clay at 

 Tientsin ; presented by J. Edge Partington, Esq., F.R.G.S. 



A series of arms, ornaments, etc., from the tribes of Siam, 

 Cochin-China, and Cambodia, and an engraved steel helmet 

 and shield of Persian work ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



A knife and dagger from the Bushgali Siah Posh Kafirs ; 

 obtained by exchange with the Museum at Florence. 



Women's belts from Ceram, and specimens of hair from 

 Timor Laut ; obtained by exchange with the Zoological Society 

 of Amsterdam. 



4. Ethnography of Oceania and Australasia : — 



A carved wooden spear from New Zealand ; obtained by 

 exchange with the Peel Park Museum, Salford. 



A toggle in the form of a human figure, of whale ivory, 

 and a fish-hook, from New Zealand, presented by C. H. Read, 

 Esq., F.s.A. A number of stone adze blades of unusual size and 

 form, an ancient bone mere, from New Zealand, and a consider- 

 able number of specimens from New Guinea and the other 

 islands of the Pacific ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. A 

 fish-hook from Hawaii, presented by W. J. Stuart, Esq. 



Three specimens from Fiji, presented by the Baron Anatole 

 von Hiigel. Articles of dress from Fiji, and a fiat armlet of 

 tridacna shell from the Solomon Islands, presented by J. Edge 

 Partington, Esq., F.R.G.S. A number of arrows from Santa 

 Cruz, presented by Alan Lister-Kaye, Esq. 



.5. Antiquities and Ethnography of Aonerica : — 

 An ancient Mexican ornamental ring of green quartz ; pre- 

 sented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



An axe-blade of Bione of unusual dimensions and form, 



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