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it. Mummy of a child from Arica, in Peru. Presented hy 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 hy the Rev. W. V. Hennah. 
Three mortars, silver images of a divinity, and of Lama, from the tombs 
of the aboriginal inhabitants of the lake Titicaca. Three gold figures 
and a plate of gold with a human figure beaten up, from S. America. 
Collected hy J. Pentland^ Esq.^ and presented hy the Earl Dudley. 
Silver masks and earrings, fi'om the huacas or ancient cemeteries at 
Cacamaca, in the district of Pura, on the coast of Peru; bronze chisel, 
found ^t Truxillo. Presented hy N. R. Erassey, Esq. 
Cases 36, 37. S. America. —Shelf I. Vessels of black ware, from 
the cemeteries of Peru; some double, and producing the sound of a 
whistle when blown into, others modelled to represent the human shape, 
and various animals. • Shelf 2. Vases of red ware of various shapes, 
many ornamented with native patterns, others modelled to represent the 
human form, apes, &c. The most remarkable of these are a vase mo¬ 
delled in shape of a human head, and another like a sitting figure; made 
by ancient inhabitants of the islands on the lake Titicaca; stone vases 
in the shape of the Llama, from the temple of Cuzco. Presented hy 
the Earl Dudley and. Gilbert Brandon, Esq. Shelf 3. Bows and 
arrows, said to be from the tombs of the time of the Incas, some 
from Moxas and Sorata. Presented hy Gilhert Brandon, Esq. 
Bows and poisoned arrows, a quiver formed of palm leaves containing 
small poisoned arrows, a bag of netted twine with bombyx, and some 
poisoned arrows, from the Indians of the Maranon. Presented hy 
Lieut. H. Lister Mawe, R.N. Staff, and paddle of the ancient 
Peruvians, from a tomb near Yea. Presented hy Belford Hinton 
Wilson, Esq. A pair of boots ornamented with leather of different 
colours, and with pointed toes; a leathern whip; some arrows from the 
interior of Peru; a coat of mail formed of seven folds of horse skin, 
used by the Araucarian Indians, on the W, Coast of S. America. An 
interesting sacrificial bason, of hard stone, ornamented with serpents, 
said to have been the sacrificial vase of the temple of the Sun at 
Cuzco. Given by General Bolivar to Mr. Pentland, H. M. Consul- 
General at Bolivia. Presented hy Earl Dudley. 
Cases 38, 39. S. America.— Shelf 2. Objects from Patagonia, 
consisting of a pair of spurs, a couple of balls united by a cord, used 
to destroy wild animals; and a pair of rattles, all from the coast of 
Patagonia; two baskets made of a species of j uncus, two water baskets 
made of the bark of the birch, a bladder containing a pigment, with 
rattles used by the Patagonian Indians, gourd for holding water, and 
tube for sucking it out, from Patagonia. Presented hy Harro Herring, 
Esq. A quiver, some arrows and bow, the rope of a canoe, a neck¬ 
lace formed of shells, and an axe, the iron probably obtained from 
an English or American ship, from Tierradel Fuego ; bone tools from 
the same place. Presented hy H. Cuming, Esq. Shelf 3. A straw 
hat, a poncho or cloak, shoes, spurs, and stirrups, from Chili. Presented 
hy Mr. Sinclair. 
