70 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



tools from British Central Africa ; presented by Major Francis 

 Trollope. A Zulu girl's dancing dress ; presented by G. A. 

 Champion, Esq. A carved wooden figure from West Africa ; 

 a carved fetish figure of wood from the Haussa country ; 

 presented by E. E. Blake, Esq. 



A bronze tablet from Benin, obtained by the donor, Captain 

 Crawford Cockburn. Four carved ivory tusks, representing 

 the several styles in which they are ornamented, life-sized 

 bronze head of a girl of unusual finish, two cast figures, a 

 metal circlet and a brass staff, all from Benin, and presented 

 by Sir William Ingram, Bart. 



Three life-sized heads and three pendant plates with 

 designs in relief, all of bronze, from Benin. 



Oceania. — A lime gourd for betel chewing and a cocoa-nut, 

 from the Solomon Group ; presented by Miss Sloane Stanley. 



America. — Remains from a cave-dwelling in N.W. Mexico ; 

 presented by J. Gurdon Stephenson, Esq., c.E. A polished 

 stone axe of unusual size from Mancera, Chile. 



III. — The Franks Bequest. 



Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, k.c.b.. President of the 

 Society of Antiquaries of London, and Keeper of this depart- 

 ment from 1866 to 1896, died on 21st May 1897. By his will 

 he bequeathed to the British Museum a very large number of 

 objects, which may be summarized as follows : — 



1. A collection of finger-rings of all ages and countries, 

 numbering about 3,300. 



2. A large number of examples of ancient, mediseval, and 

 more modern goldsmith's work and jewellery. 



3. A collection of drinking vessels of various materials 

 and of all ages, but chiefly mediaeval and later. 



4. A collection of porcelain manufactured on the continent, 

 numbering 512 specimens. 



5. A collection of Japanese ivory carvings (netsuke), about 

 1,500 in number. 



6. A collection of Japanese sword guards, about 850 in 

 number. 



7. A very large collection of book-plates (ex-libris), trade 

 cards, tickets, etc. 



8. Books on pottery and porcelain, for the library of the 

 department. 



9. In addition to the foregoing specific bequests the 

 Trustees were empowered to select, from among the other 

 w^orks of art or curiosities, any that would be of value to the 

 Museum. 



So extensive a series of collections obviously cannot be 

 here dealt with in any detail, but it may be of use to indicate 



