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" A catalogue of the different specimens of cloth collected 

 in the three voyages of Capt. Cook to the Southern Hemi- 

 sphere " (with samples of the bark cloth); Messrs. Dulau 

 and Co. 



Coco-nut saucers from Torres Island and Espiritu Santo^ 

 New Hebrides ; J. Edge-Partington, Esq. 



A shark-hook with sinnet line and sinker, from the 

 Eastern Pacific ; a head ornament of pearl shell and carved 

 turtle-shell, from the Marquesas Islands ; and a wooden charm 

 in the shape of a dugong, from Torres Straits ; C. H. Read,, 

 Esq., F.S.A. 



V. — Antiquities and Ethnography of America : — 



Donations. — Chert arrowhead, from Fulton Co., Indiana, 

 an ancient silver vase in the form of a man's head, from 

 Peru, and a ceremonial rattle of carved wood, from the Haida. 

 of Queen Charlotte Island ; C. H. Read, Esq., F.s.A. 



Purchase. — An extensive series illustrating the dress and 

 religious and social life of the Blood tribe of Blackfoot 

 Indians of North America. This collection was formed some 

 years ago by Mrs. Dean Freeman, whose husband was em- 

 ployed on one of the Indian reservations. Many of the 

 objects are accompanied by well-authenticated native legends. 

 which considerably enhance their value. 



Charles H. Read. 



