76 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Two Jew's-harps, from Tibet; presented by W. W. Rockhill, 

 Esq. Water-pipes, etc., from China ; presented by E. H. 

 Eraser, Esq., H.M. Consul at Chung King. 



3. Ethnography of Oceania and Australasia : — 



A number of specimens from the Pacific Islands and 

 Australia ; presented by Sir A. Wollaston Franks. Grass 

 armlets, from Matty Island ; presented by H. Balfour, Esq. 



Message-stick from Western Australia ; presented by Sir 

 W. H. Flower, k.c.b. 



Humming-top, from Queensland ; presented by Charles 

 Handley, Esq. 



4. Antiquities and Ethnography of Ainerica : — 

 Gold figures and ornaments found many years since in 



the Republic of Colombia, and described in " Archaeologia 

 ^liana," Vol. II. (1832), p. 252. 



Paddle from Peru ; pottery from Mexico, etc. ; presented by 

 Sir A. W. Franks; k.c.b. 



Stone axe, from Brazil, and chisel, from Turk's Island ; 

 presented by Sir J. D. Hooker, K.c.s.l. 



The Trustees of the Christy Collection have purchased 

 from funds at their disposal the following collections, which 

 they have likewise added to the Christy Collection : A small 

 series of flint arrowheads, etc., from Banffshire ; a large and 

 important collection, chiefly made in New Zealand, by the 

 late Mr. Meinertzhagen, including a few pre-historic imple- 

 ments from Europe ; a series of ethnographical objects from 

 the South Pacific ; a complete set of tea-making apparatus 

 and weapons, from Tibet; various objects from Ceylon; a 

 large collection from British New Guinea and the Trobriand 

 Islands ; some fine Masai spears from East Africa ; and a few 

 other less important objects. 



A. Wollaston Franks. 



Department of Coins and Medals. 

 I. — Exhibitions. 



In preparation for the exhibition to the public of selections 

 of the finest and most interesting specimens of the various 

 series of coins and medals, four new upright exhibition stands 

 have been provided and placed under the windows of the 

 Medal Room Corridor. 



In these cases will shortly be placed an extensive repre- 

 sentative series of the Anglo-Saxon, English, Scottish, and Irish 

 coinages, in chronological order, ranging from the earliest 



issues 



