■^4f ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Ar)ierica. — An old and large Zuni vase. Presented hy W. 

 Crewdson, Esq., F.S.A. 



A series of stone bolas and arrowheads from the north shore 

 of the Magellan Straits. Presented by Kenneth Young, Esq. 



A fine series of 34 ancient polychrome vases from Nasca, 

 Peru. These vases represent a class of pottery only recently 

 discovered, and belonging to an early period of pre-Inca culture. 



A series of 20 ancient vases from Yea, Peru, painted in the 

 style characteristic of that valley. 



A collection of pottery vases and burial urns from the 

 :ancient Diaguite tribes of N.W. Argentina : many of these are 

 in human form and most are painted with characteristic 

 designs. 



A series of baskets from British Guiana, collected from the 

 technological point of view by Dr. W. E. Roth. 



A series of ancient pottery from Ecuador. 



Christy Collection. 



During the year the Trustees have acquired by donation the 

 following objects, which have been transferred to the Trustees 

 of the British Museum : — 



(1.) Ethnography of Europe : — 

 A wooden whip-handle mounted in metal, from Bacska, 

 Hungary. Presented hy E. Torday, Esq. 



(2.) Ethnography of Africa : — 



A feather tippet and head-dress from Matabeleland. Pre- 

 sented hy the Rev. A. M. Cazalet. 



A. wooden parrying shield from the WaGiriama, East Africa. 

 Presented hy Miss F. I. Deed. 



' Nine stone implements from Windsorton, Vaal River, South 

 Africa. Presented hy J. A. le Doux, Esq. 



Somali basket, tvro Sudanese javelins, East African bow and 

 West African decorated gourd. Presented hy A. W. F. Fuller, 

 Esq. 



Seven stone implements from Bauchi, West Africa. Pre- 

 sented hy L. J. Harris, Esq. 



Two girdle pendants and a lip-ornament from the Kagoro, 

 Northern Nigeria. Presented hy Major A. J. N. Tremearne. 



Six stone axe-blades from Jos and one from Shen, Bauchi, 

 Northern Nigeria. Presented hy A. S. Williams, Esq. 



Two wooden figures from the Lower Congo. Presented hy 

 L. J. Lyon, Esq. 



A wooden figure from Mendiland. Presented hy M. 

 Shattoclc, Esq. 



A hide shield from the Azbin Tuareg from near Sokoto. 

 Presented hy G. F. Tomlinson, Esq. 



