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the former ; a marble figure of Vishnu, and two bronzes ; 

 presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



(f .) Buddhism. — A collection of one hundred and seventy- 

 one objects, some of them Lamaistic, collected in Northern 

 China by Herr von Brandt. 



A series of seventeen specimens of the same kind, collected 

 in China by Mr. Carl Bock ; Ritual of the goddess Kwan-yin, 

 a Chinese translation made in the time of the T'ang dynasty 

 and rubbed off from wooden tablets, fac-similes of the cali- 

 graphy of the Emperor Keenlung, 1784, being the imperial 

 copy ; all presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



A yellow Lama cap from Darjeeling; presented by C. 

 Purdon Clarke, Esq., C.I.E. Three objects from Ladakh ; pre- 

 sented by W. M. Conway, Esq. F.S.A. 



Two Burmese panels of gilt wood; two sets of sacred books 

 in their original wrappers, with inscribed woven bands ; pre- 

 sented by A. W. Franks, Esq. Two clay tablets from Burmah ; 

 presented by W. L. Hole, Esq. Five figures of Buddha in 

 resin from Siam ; presented by Henry Louis, Esq. 



A Japanese bronze bell ; presented by J. Edge Paitington, 

 Esq. ; and another similar; presented by Edward Dillon, Esq. 



(6.) Oriental and Ethnographical : — 



Two arm guards of steel, inlaid with Arabic inscriptions in 

 silver. 



A Japanese incense-burner of bronze ; presented by Henry 

 J. Pfungst, Esq., F.S.A. 



A copper grant of land to Guja Pati by Ajara Singh; a 

 copper gilt helmet from the armoury of Muhammad IL ; 

 twenty Arabic and Indian seals, and various Chinese and 

 Japanese objects ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



Among the ethnographical objects may be mentioned : — 

 Asia. — A mandarin's hat; presented by Dr. W. G. K. Barnes, 

 R.N. A wedding hat from Assam ; presented by C. S. Bivar, 

 Esq. A Burmese skull and burial post ; presented by 

 B. Houghton, Esq. 



Africa. — A collection from Nyassa ; presented by H. H. 

 Johnston, Esq., C.B., British Commissioner. Spear, bow and 

 arrow, etc., from Lake Mweru ; presented by Alfred Sharpe, 

 Esq., H.B.M. Vice-Consul, Blantyre. 



A " gofio " bag from Tenerifi'e ; presented by E. J. S. 

 Graham-Toler, Esq. 



Oceania. — Two volumes of specimens of tapa cloth, of 

 which only three copies were prepared ; presented by the 

 Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum at Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. 

 Fiji dress and tapa ; presented by W. L. Allardyce, Esq. An 

 octopus bait from Tonga; presented by E. B. Leefe, Esq. 



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