and his friends, but very seldom is^he willing to part with the em- 
blems of his authority, coiisectuently very few maces have ever 
been brought out of India. ' 
Two large and handsome tortoise shell combs, the larger one 
measuring fourteen inches in breadth and twelve inches high. 
Card case, enamel work, sterling silver, hand painted, repre- 
senting a bride in the national costume of Norway. 
Walnut of silver containing a landscape made of natural 
pieces of Colorado native silver, gold, etc. Made in Denver. 
Watch with Turkish numerals made in France latter part of 
eighteenth century for Turkish dignitary. Enamel work on 
back. It is yet in good running order. 
Silver gilt wine cup in the form of a ship, which were much 
used in England in the sixteenth century. 
Cases 23 and 24-.— Remarkable collection of aboriginal 
American jewelry, found in various parts of Colombia and 
Ecuador, South America. The collection consists for the most 
part of objects used for personal adornment. It exhibits surpris- 
ing workmanship in metals and knowledge of alloying. 
ALCOVE 105. 
Case 25. — Coins of gold, electrum, silver, bullion, potin, 
aluminum, nickel, bronze, copper, brass, iron, tin, lead, glass, por- 
celain and paper,'illustrating the metallurgy of coinage. 
Ancient coins — Roman, Greek and Italian. 
Case 26. — Kunz collection of the folk lore of precious 
stones, illustrating the myths, legends, superstitions and traditions 
of all peoples and ages as associated with gems and stones. 
Alcove Walls. — Shield of steel and gold (5 feet by 8 feet) 
upon which are illustrated scenes in the Norse legend of Frithiof 
and Ingeborg. 
Bronze group — Lafayette and Washington, by Bartholdi, the 
eminent French sculptor. 
