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A number of ancient gold ornaments, including two long 

 pins, one surmounted with a bell, grotesque figures of men 

 and animals, and a number of flat anthropomorphic pendants 

 of various sizes, from the Republic of ColoDjbia, South 

 America. 



An ancient mirror of pyrites of unusual size, from Peru. 



An interesting series of ancient stone objects, including a 

 collar, a " turtle-stone," and a pestle, all carved, from the 

 prehistoric inhabitants of the West Indies. 



A large wooden gong, from the Rio Putumayo, Ecuador, 

 South America. 



An ancient pipe-bowl and axe-head, of stone, from the 

 United States of America. 



III. — Christy Collection. 



During the year 277 slips have been prepared for the 

 Registration Catalogue, with sketches of the objects, and 

 297 objects have been registered. The Christy Trustees have 

 acquired by donation, purchase, and exchange the following 

 objects, which they have transferred to the Trustees of the 

 British Museum : — 



I. — Prehistoric Antiquities of Europe, Asia, and 

 Africa : — 



Donations. — Portion, including the cutting edge, of a pale 

 chert celt, well ground, from Cuclham, near Eynsford, Kent ; 

 given by A. Maude, Esq. 



A series of ground stone celts, found when excavating for 

 the Gold Coast Government Railway, between Obruasi and 

 Kumasi, Ashanti, West Africa ; given by Major Sir Matthew 

 Nathan, k.c.m.g. 



A series of ground stone celts, from the Sekondi-Kumasi 

 Railway, about 15 miles south of Kumasi, Ashanti, West 

 Africa ; given by J. E. Purcell, Esq. 



II. — Ethnography of Asia : — 



Donations. — A bamboo box containing flint, steel, and 

 tinder, from the Chins on the borders of Arakan and 

 Pakkoku, Burma ; given by A. P. Grenfell, Esq. 



Specimens of modern Cingalese jewellery, comprising twf> 

 silver hair pins, set with tourmaline, and a silver siri-hoXy 

 Ceylon ; given by C. Lund, Esq. 



A piece of silver " shoe "-money, from China ; given by 

 C. H. Read, Esq., f.s.a. 



Three volumes, " Census of India, 1901, Travancore " ; 

 given by the Society of Antiquaries. 



Purchase. — Two composite bows, one lacquered, from 

 Central Asia. 



