66 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Two volumes of careful drawings, by William J. Steains, 

 of African objects ; presented by Sir Henry Peek, Bart. 



Oceania. — Specimens of Hawaiian bark-cloth brought home 

 by Captain Cook ; presented by S. H. Tonks, Esq. A Maori 

 " tiki" (or figure of an ancestor) of jade, of unusual size and 

 colour. A series of objects from New Zealand, comprising 

 carved feather-boxes, clubs, etc. ; presented by William 

 Strutt, Esq. Two lithographed portraits of Maoris ; presen- 

 ted by Mrs. Trepplin ; and a horn from Santa Cruz Island, 

 Western Pacific ; presented by George Denton, Esq. 



Avierica. — A circular plate and other gold ornaments found 

 in the Republic of Colombia ; a Patagonian blanket, pre- 

 sented by J. Roger, Esq. ; and a soapstone figure found at 

 Cowichan, Vancouver Island. 



Til. — Christy Collection. 



Twelve hundred and fifty-eight objects have been regis- 

 tered. 



Fifteen hundred and twenty-nine additional slips have been 

 prepared for the Registration Catalogue, with 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 : — 



Twenty-two Drift implements, from Warren Hill, near 

 Icklingham ; presented by Sir A. WoUaston Franks, k.c.b. 

 Five implements from the Drift at Farnham, Surrey; pre- 

 sented by Sir John Evans, k.c.b. 



A collection of flint arrow-heads from the East Riding of 

 Yorkshire ; presented by Thomas Boynton, Esq., f.s.a. Flint 

 inplements from the Manor at TAvickenham and Richmond ; 

 presented by G. F. Lawrence, Esq. Stone axe-head from 

 Beauly, co. Inverness ; presented by Henry Griflith, Esq., f.s.a. 

 A hammer-head from Kingston-on-Thames; tAvo flint arrow- 

 heads from Glenavon, co. Banfli"; an arrow-head from Ilford, 

 Essex ; two implements from Penza, Russia ; a collection of 

 chart implements from Poland, and a chart knife from Thebes, 

 Egypt ; all presented by Sir A. Wollaston Franks, k.c.b. 



Chert arrow-heads from Tuna, Egypt ; presented by Cap- 

 tain Myers. 



An important series of stone and obsidian implements, 

 pottery, etc., from kitchen-middens at Otaru, Omori, and 

 Hakodate, Japan ; presented by John Anderson, Esq., M.D. 



