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HALL 2 : 
COLLECTION OF IDOLS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS WORKS. 
This hall contains a collection of objects relating to the relig- 
ious beliefs and observances of various peoples in both hemi- 
spheres. It was brought together by Mr. Wm. J. Gunning and is 
loaned to the Museum. 
In the wall cases the Buddhistic religions of Asia are most 
fully represented, while the four cases occupying the floor contain 
much that relate to the religions of Europe, Asia, Africa, America 
and Oceanica. 
Against the walls of the room are a number of examples of 
Mexican and Central American sculpture; an elaborately wrought 
brass incense burner from Benares, India; a bronze vase from 
Japan, and the model of a Japanese Buddhistic Altar. 
HALL 3. 
EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. 
Hall 3 is set aside for the display of collections from Egypt. 
Twenty mummies and an important series of articles in bronze, 
etc., have been secured. The installation will not be complete 
before November or December. 
