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Six bronze currency-rings (manilla), iromSonthem Nigeria ; 

 ■given by the Crown Agents for the Colonies. 



A dervish sword with inscription on blade, and three 

 jibbehs, from Atbara and Omdurman; given by Lady Gatacre. 



Pair of Arab slave-stocks, from Mombasa ; given by A. C. 

 Hollis, Esq. 



Ivory ear-ornament from East Africa and engraved gourd 

 from Madagascar. (From the Collection of the late S. W. 

 Silver, Esq.); given by the Council of the Linnean Society. 



A series of ancient Benin bronzes, discovered in the earth 

 ^n the Forcados River, Southern Nigeria ; also throe bracelets 

 from Lokoja, and one from Sabogrega on the Niger ; given by 

 Lady Macdonald. 



The outfit of a fetish man, Karina district, Sierra Leone ; 

 given by W. St. John Oswell, Esq. 



A wooden Munshi fetish-figure, and four Kanuri dolls from 

 JBornu, Nigeria ; given by Dr. Parsons. 



Three knives and a spear-head from Algeria ; given by 

 Mrs. Eustace Smith. 



An ethnographical series from British Central Africa. 



A shirt of chain mail obtained in Northern Nigeria. 



An ornamental post of cast bronze from Benin, Southern 

 ^Nigeria. 



Oceania. — A large wooden food-bowl, 14 ft. long, from 

 Earotonga ; given by E. Gruning, Esq. 



An ethnographical series 'from the New Hebrides ; given 

 Iby Admiral Leah. 



A jade adze-blade from New Zealand (from the Collection 

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

 Linnsean Society. 



An outrigger canoe from Samoa ; given by the London 

 Missionary Society. 



Aimerica. — A very important series of 250 pottery vases 

 from ancient graves in Peru, given through the National Art 

 Collections Fund by Henry Van den Bergh, Esq. 



This valuable collection illustrates the remarkably high 

 standard of artistic excellence attained by the ancient Chimu 

 potters, both as regards form and decoration. Many of the 

 vases are in the shape of human heads and figures, and afford 

 evidence regarding such subjects as costume, painting, the 

 wearing of lip and nose ornaments and masks. Others are 

 moulded to represent various birds and beasts. A large number 

 are covered with painted designs, among which occur scenes 

 from certain religious dances, combats between masked war- 

 riors, and pictures of men engaged in hunting and fishing. 

 The collection also includes a number of large bowls with 

 moulded and painted decoration, and three pottery horns for 

 signalling or for ceremonial use. The vases are the more 

 90. F 



