ACCOUNTS, &C. OF THE BRITIPH MUSEUM. 21 



Jincieiit stone implements, &e., from the Sandwich Islands ; all presented by Julius L. 

 Brenchley, Esq. 



Dancing shield, from Easfev Island ; from Lieut. j\I. J. Harrison, r.n, ; another from 

 the same place, from A. W. Franks, Esq. ; and some obsidian implements, &c., from 

 Easter Island ; from J. Linton Palmer, Esq., m.d., k.n. 



A Marquesan club, highly ornamented; from Clements E. Markham, Esq., F.s.A. ; 

 and bone carvings from the jNIarquesas; from J. Linton Palmer, Esq., m.d., r.k. 



An ornamented betel box, from the Pelew Islands, and two v/oodcn implements of rare 

 form, from New Zealand; from the Rev. W. Sparrov,^ Simpson, f.s.a. 



An elaborately carved drum, anciently used in the Society Islands; from A. J. B. 

 Bei'esford Hope, Esq., bi.p. 



Two rare clubs, from the Fiji Islands ; from the Director of the Eoyal Gardens, Ivew. 



A club, from the Salomon Islands; from Charles George, Esq., r.n., H.JNl. ship 

 " Cura^oa." 



Objects from the Society Islands, and a very rare stone weiglit for a fishing net, from 

 New Zealand ; from Sir Walter C. Trevelyan, Bart., f.s.a. 



Chipped flakes, found in shell heaps near ancient Maori encampments at Hawks Bay, 

 New Zealand ; from J. H. Meinertzhagen, Esq. 



A collection of weapons and ornaments, including a singular mask of tortoiseshell and a 

 stone-headed club, obtained principally at Cape York and the Islands in Torres Straits ; 

 from Lieut. II. H. Armit, r.n. 



A similar collection, obtained in Torres Straits by Mr. W. T. Kennett ; from A. AV. 

 Franks, Esq. 



Some curious stone implements, and other objects, from the natives in the neighbour- 

 hood of Melbourne, Australia ; from Professor T. Rupert Jones, f.g.s. 



4. Antiqtiities and Ethnography of America. — 



(a.) North America. — Various objects used by the Esquimaux and the natives of the 

 north-west coast ; from Julius L. Brenchley, Esq. ; part of a curious stone implement 

 from the north-west coast ; from Edward Hailstone, Esq., f.s.a. ; an ivory harpoon head 

 of unusual form ; from Sir Walter C. Trevelyan, Bart., F.S.A. ; and an Esquimaux drill- 

 bow, covered with engraved figures ; from William Bragge, Esq., f.s.a. 



Flint arroAv-head, &c., discovered by the donor on a tumulus near Salt Lake City ; from 

 W. F. Rae, Esq. ; and a head of an Indian tomahawk ; from William Burges, Esq. 



A spear-head of deers-horn, from New Brunswick, and two stone implements, from 

 Prince Edward's Island ; from the Hon. William Pope, of Prince Edward's Island. 



(6.) Central America and the West Indies. — Two ancient Mexican carvings in wood ; 

 one of them a box in the form of a tortoise, the other a spear-thrower, carved and gilt, 

 with the figure of a divinity in low relief; from A. W. Franks, Esc[. 



Three stone celts, from Trinidad ; from his Excellency the Hon. Arthur Gordon. 



Five gold ornaments, from New Granada ; from A. W. Franks, Esq. 



(c.) South America. — The head of an ancient wooden club, probably Peruvian, found 

 in guano, 27 feet deep, on the South Guanape Island, off the cost of Peru ; from Josiali 

 Harris, Esq. 



Paddle, &c., from graves at Arica, Peru ; from Lieut. M. J. Harrison, R.N. ; and a bow 

 from the same graves ; from Lieut. W. D. Tennant, r.n. 



A stone celt of remarkable size, from the mouth of the River Sao Francisco, Brazils, 

 and ear-ornaments of the Caranje and Apinaje Indians of the Rio Tocantins, Brazils ; from 

 the Hon. Robert Marsham. 



Fire-fan and bowl of the Macusi Indians, Guiana ; from H. Syer Cuming, Esq. ; 

 and a case used by the natives of Brazil to collect diamonds; from Professor 

 Tennant, r.G.s. 



A bark canoe and harpoons, from Tierra del Fuego ; from the Royal Geographical 

 Society; an iron axe, from the same countiy ; from the South American Missionary- 

 Society ; and various objects used by the Fuegians ; from the Royal Institution of Great 

 Britain and Ireland. 



In addition to the donations above noticed, the Collection has been enriched by ex- 

 changes made with various Public Collections and individuals, by means of duplicates 

 reserved by the Christy Trustees, as well as by purchases out of the Christy Fund. 



Of the latter the following are most deserving of notice : — 



A very remarkable wooden mask, covered with a mosaic of turquoises, and representing 

 two rattlesnakes intertwined. This rare specimen of ancient Mexican art is the sixth 

 object of the same class that has been obtained for the Collection, and only three other 

 specimens of the kind are known to exist. From the Dcmidoff Collection. 



A fine series of stone implements, found in Poitou, part of the collection of the late 

 M. Meillet, of Poitiers, 



A collection of weapons, implements, &c., obtained by Dr. Peter Comrie, r.n., from 

 the natives of tho north-west coast of America. 



A series of drift implements, from Kent. 



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