80 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Two Bo leaves (Ficus religiosa) from the sacred grove at 

 Anaradhapura, Ceylon ; bequeathed by Dr. W. M. Buxton. 



(b.) Brahmanism. — Alabaster ligure of Ganesa, coloured 

 and gilt, from Delhi; given by Mrs. Johnston. 



(7.) Oriental and Ethnographical : — 

 Asia. — Cake of Chinese ink, steelyard, abacus and astro- 

 nomical instrument from Japan ; given by Edward Dillon, Esq. 



Chitrali coats and stockings and an Assamese bag ; given by 

 Lady Gatacre. 



Jade armlet and wooden comb from China, from the collec- 

 tion of the late S. W. Silver, Esq. ; given by the Council of the 

 Linnean Society. 



Painted drum, and mandarin's hat and hat-box, from 

 China ; given by J. Edge Partington, Esq. 



A collection of photographic negatives illustrating the 

 ethnography of the Andaman Islands ; given by M. V. Portman, 



Esq. 



Bronze objects said to have been found at Kasvin, Persia ; 

 given by H. L. Rabino, Esq. 



Two Coptic combs from Akhmin, and a slate disc with 

 busts from Damanhur, Egypt ; given by C. H. Read, Esq., 



LLD., P.S.A. 



Sword-stand {Katana-kake) bearing crest of a daimyo of 

 the Numadzu or Nakatsu province ; given by Mrs. Eustace 

 Smith. 



Two Japanese steelyards, and ten bones inscribed with 

 ancient Chinese characters, from Shansi, North China ; given 

 by J. Spier, Esq. 



Cast of a Japanese netsuke representing a juggler with a 

 monkey ; given by Percy A. Wynn, Esq. 



A bronze gong, with inscription " Made by Chung-fu in the 

 7 moon of 4 year of reign Chien-hsing " (a.d. 226). 



Ethnographical series from the Ainu of Yezo, Japan. 



Africa. — A large and very important collection illustrative 

 of the ethnography and ait of the BuShongo tribes in the Kasai 

 District of the Congo State ; this collection, which is part of 

 the material acquired by the ethnographical expedition under 

 the leadership of Mr. E. Torday, includes two portrait-figures of 

 deceased chiefs in wood, a large series of carved wooden vessels, 

 and a collection of embroidered cloths of a quality superior to 

 any yet obtained from Africa. 



The contemporary portrait-figure of Shamba Bolongogo, 

 93rd Great Chief of the Bushongo nation (c. 1600 a.d.), Kasai 

 district, Congo State. (See Man, 1910, 1.) Also a number of 

 throwing-knives from the Shari watershed ; given by E. Torday, 

 Esq. 



Three steatite carvings from Mendiland, West Africa ; 

 given by Major G. D'Arcy Anderson. 



