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Cases 10-13. Afkica. — On Shelf 1 of Cases 10, 11, wooden Idols 
from the Slave Coast. Shelf 2, weapons, &c, from Ashantee. Shelf 3, 
carved bowls formed from gourds, and weapons. In Cases 12, 13, on 
Shelves 1 and 2, specimens of cloth, and other objects, obtained 
from the Niger Expedition, and from the Slave Coast. Shelf 3, hats, 
saddles, &c, from various parts of Africa. 
Cases 14-24. Java. — A collection of antiquities and more recent 
musical instruments, theatrical masks and puppets, all collected bv 
Sir Stamford Baffles. 
Cases 25-30. North America. — Dresses, models of boats, bows 
and arrows, stone weapons, and other articles. 
Cases 31-37. Mexico. — Vases of alabaster and terracotta, and 
figures in terracotta and stone. Antiquities excavated in the Island 
of Sacrificios, by Captain Evan Nepean. 
Cases 38-44. South America. — Ancient terracotta vessels from 
Peru ; objects of modern use, from Chili and Patagonia. Cases 41, 42, 
head-dresses made of feathers, from the river Amazon, and objects from 
Guiana. 
Cases 45-48. New Guinea and the Louisiade Archipelago. — 
Wigs, combs, ornaments, grass dresses, gourds, and other implements 
used by the Papuan races. They were chiefly collected by Capt. Owen 
Stanley, during the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake. 
Cases 49, 50. Figi Islands. — Clubs and weapons, fishing-nets, 
earthenware vessels, and specimens of cloth. 
Cases 51,52. Polynesia. — Implements and ornaments in use 
among the natives of Chain Island, Pitcairn's Island, Easter Island, 
and the smaller islands scattered over the Pacific Ocean. 
Cases 53-56. Marquesas and Sandwich Islands. — Specimens of 
cloth, ornaments, fishing implements, &c. In Cases 55, 56, idols, and 
dresses made of brilliant feathers, formerly in use in these islands. 
Cases 57-61. Society Islands. — The contents of these Cases are 
chiefly from Otaheite or Tahiti, the principal island of the group, and 
consist of baskets, pillows, drums, fishing implements, and cloth. 
Cases 62-65. Friendly Islands. — On the upper shelf, baskets ; on 
the lower, fishing-nets, models of canoes, &c. 
Cases 66, 67. Navigator Islands and New Caledonia. — Clubs, 
axes of green stone, a tortoise-shell bonnet copied from an European 
pattern, and specimens of matting and cloth. 
Cases 68, 69. New Zealand. — Clubs, warlike implements, boxes, 
and other objects of wood, with elaborate patterns, and specimens of 
matting made by the natives from New Zealand hemp. Above the 
Case, the prow of the canoe of the celebrated chief Heki. 
Cases 70, 72. Australia. — Narrow wooden shields, bomarangs, 
clubs and hatchets, and other implements. 
Cases 73, 74. Eastern Archipelago. — On the upper shelf are 
shields, quivers, and dresses of the Dyaks of Borneo Ou the two 
lower shelves are objects from New Zealand, presented by His Excel- 
lency Sir George Grey, K.C.B. 
AUGUSTUS W. FRANKS. 
