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MISCELLANEOUS [ETHNOGRAPHICAL 
rious fragments of figures and vases from the excavation at Sacrificios. 
Two skulls found in this island have been transferred to the Zoological 
department ; most of these objects were found below the alluvial soil 
of which the island is constituted. 
Cases 31, 32. Shelf 1. Objects from British and French Guiana, 
consisting of baskets, the work of the natives, a hammock, and small 
dishes, bowls, and bottles of a rude and very coarsely painted earthen- 
ware. Presented by Sir R. H. Schomburgk , Knt, and H. C. Rothery , 
Esq. Shelf 2. Various caps, feather chaplets, and plumes, made of 
macaw’s feathers; sandals, calabashes, necklaces, &c., from British 
Guiana. Presented by Sir R. Schomburgk. Bamboo hat, small blue 
cotton wrapper of the loins of the negroes, and two egg-shaped cala- 
bash ornaments worked by the same, from French Guiana. Presented 
by H. C. Rothery , Esq. Shelf 3. Long basket for expressing the 
juice of the cassada root ; grater for the same ; bamboo staff for directing 
the dances; mahra, or mahraka, of the Arrawaaks, and another of 
the Carribees, for directing the dances; flutes and drum of the 
Macoosies ; cigars ; bottle with an earthy sediment used instead of 
salt ; rolls of cotton ; teeth of the peccary ; all from British Guiana. 
Presented by Sir R. Schomburgk. Flute from French Guiana. 
Presented by H. C. Rothery , Esq. 
Cases 33, 34. Shelf 1. Various bows and arrows, some with 
detaching points for fishing, others poisoned, from British and French 
Guiana. Presented by Sir R. Schomburgk, and H. C. Rothery, Esq. 
Shelf 2. Blow-pipes for shooting poisoned arrows; quivers with poi- 
soned arrows and clubs of Macoosies. Presented by Sir R. Schom- 
burgk. Shelf 3. Ancient vases from Para; calabashes, and varnished 
bowl ; bowl made by the negroes of Para ; leathern water bottle ; f 
bag, spurs, from Para. Presented by Reginald Graham , Esq. Blow - 
pipe for projecting poisoned arrows, and quiver containing them, with 
the teeth and jaw of a fish for sharpening the points; from S. Ame- 
rica; large blow-pipe for projecting poisoned darts; basket containing 
a bundle of darts, and cotton of the bombax heptaphyllon for plug- j 
ging them ; small jar containing the poison for tipping the poisoned 
darts, and a spoon for laying on the poison ; from the province of 
Para, Brazils. All presented by Capt. Sir E. Home, R.N. Armlet ! 
used by the women of the island of St. Thomas. Presented by Michel f 
Martinez , Esq. 
Case 35. Shelf 1. A dried body of a female, with dark hair, i 
and necklace round the neck, from New Granada. Presented by I 
TV. Turner, Esq., II. M. Envoy to Colombia. Shelf 2. Dried body 
or mummy, surrounded by its cotton cloth or wrappers, some orna- 
mented with native patterns, from a cave near Gachansipa, in the can- 
ton of Leiva, about 29 miles from Bogota, New Granada, presented, it 
by R. Bunch, Esq., of H. M. Legation ; and a head found with 
it. Mummy of a child from Arica, in Peru. Presented by Lord 
Colchester. Cloth which enveloped the dead body of the ancient 
Peruvians; cups, a harpoon, sling, fishing line, fishes’ eyes, basket, 
and Indian corn from the tombs of the children of the ancient Peru- 
vians ; the globular vessels were placed with the Indian corn under the 
breasts of the dead bodies. Presented by the Rev. W. V. Hennah. 
Three mortars, silver images of a divinity, and of Lama, from the tombs 
