8G ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BEITISH MUSEUM. 



An important series of hats and dresses, ceremonial and 

 otherwise, together with personal ornaments and badges of 

 rank, from Lhasa, Tibet ; collected by Capt. W. F. O'Connor 

 during the expedition in 1904. 



A suit of old scale-armour taken at Phari Jong, showing 

 affinities with the scale-armour of Siberia and Japan, and a 

 series of rice-bowls and ornaments of Chinese porcelain from 

 Lhasa, Tibet ; collected by Col. H. A. Iggulden during the 

 expedition in 1904. 



An important collection of weapons, ceremonial and 

 otherwise, carved and inlaid knives, utensils, and personal 

 ornaments, from Ceylon. Collected by the late Hugh 

 Nevill, Esq. 



An important series of tin ingots in the shape of animals, 

 believed to have been used formerly as currency in the Malay 

 States, and mentioned by travellers ; now obsolete. 



A gilt collar of Chinese workmanship, inlaid with stones 

 and enamel, and engraved with an inscription in Langtshii 

 script. 



A series of objects illustrating the ethnography of Corea, 

 including temple furniture, and ancient bronze bowls from 

 tombs of the Kuru dynasty at Taiku, Corea. 



The bezels of three bronze finger-rings, engraved, one 

 with the figure of a woman and an inscription in Kharohsti, 

 the second with the Nandi parfa and an inscription in 

 Kharo.sthi, and the third with the device of a man strangling 

 two snakes. 



An ethnographical series from Perak, including weights 

 and measures, pottery, industrial appliances, and weapons. 



A trumpet of brass and copper taken from a Lama at 

 Gyantse Jong, July 1904. 



A chalcedony seal of ancient Indian work, with two 

 figures in intaglio, and a human face in relief on the back. 



A bronze candlestick, with engraved ornament, of the 14th 

 cent., from Bokhara. 



Africa. — A collection of great interest representing the 

 contents of a Juju-house in a mangrove-belt near Allabia in 

 the Andoni Country, Southern Nigeria, which was destroyed 

 by the Government in consequence of human sacrifices which 

 had taken place there. Among the objects are a large ivory 

 horn ornamented with four human skulls, a stool ornamented 

 with goat-skulls, ceremonial swords and spears, and figures 

 of cast bronze, showing considerable skill in workmanship, 

 together with a large series of manillas of various sizes, some 

 particularly large and ornamental ; given by the Government 

 of Southern Nigeria. 



