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Four wooden figures, of small life-size, representing the 

 Heavenly Kings or Deva rajas. 



The ethnographical objects have been chiefly added to the 

 Museum Collection through the Christy Trust ; but among 

 others are the following : — 



Asia. — A bronze trumpet of peculiar form, probably from 

 Southern India. A skin canoe, brought from Kamtchatka, 

 and presented by Charles Thomas Kettlewell, Esq. 



Africa. — Ashanti cap ornamented with embossed plates of 

 gold, and a necklace of gold and glass beads. Quiver and 

 arrow from the Dwarfs of the Aruwimi Forest ; presented 

 by Surgeon Parke. A collection of specimens from Zululand ; 

 presented by C. F. Gisborne, Esq. West African ivory carving ; 

 presented by Henry Willett, Esq. 



Oceania. — Ten ancient stone axeblades from Tonga, and 

 traditionally stated to have come from Uwea (Wallis Island); 

 presented by R. B. Leefe, Esq., Her Majesty's Deputy Com- 

 missioner and Vice-Consul at Tongatabu. 



Two fish hooks from Fakaofu (Bowditch Island) ; pre- 

 sented by J. J. Lister, Esq. 



Roll of bark covered with scarlet feathers, used as money, 

 from the Santa Cruz Islands. 



Ame^'ica. — Ceremonial stone axe from Tabasco, Mexico. 

 Peruvian silver figure and piece of richly-woven cloth, obtained 

 on the coast of Peru by Captain ShirrefF when in command of 

 H.M.S. "Andromache ; "presented by Miss Emily A. E. ShirrefF. 



Six shell adzeblades from Barbados ; presented by his Ex- 

 cellency Sir Walter Sendall, Governor of Barbados. 



III. — Christy Collection. 



Four hundred and twenty additional slips have been pre- 

 pared for the Registration Catalogue, with careful sketches 

 of the objects. 



The following donations have been received by the Christy 

 Trustees, and by them transferred to the Trustees of the 

 British Museum :— 



1. Prehistoric Antiquities of Europe, Asia, and. 

 Africa : — 



A drift implement from Warren Hill, Suffolk ; presented by 

 A. G. Wright, Esq. 



A series of implements from the Drift of Kent, collected by 

 Mr. H. Lewis, and presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



Seven stone implements from the borders of Normandy and 

 Brittany, and two from Upland, Sweden ; presented by A. W. 

 Franks, Esq. 



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