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ROOM I. 
dians on the west coast of South America, taken 
from the body of an Indian who was shot by 
a party of Chilian Indians, sent to disperse an 
incursion of the native tribes; a pair of spurs; 
a couple of balls, united by a cord, which are 
used to destroy the wild animals, and a pair 
of rattles; all from the coast of Patagonia. 
Over these Cases are two fishing-spears from 
Terra del Fuego ; a spear from the west coast 
of Australasia ; a fish-gig from the South Sea 
islands. Also a canoe, with its paddles, from 
Behring’s Straits. Presented by Capt. Beechey^ 
R.N. 
The whole of the contents of the Cases 7 and 
8, and the spears over them, were collected by 
Capt. P, P. King, in his late voyage, and pre¬ 
sented by him to the British Museum. 
Case 9. Shelves 1 and 2. Vessels in various 
forms, from tombs of the aboriginal Peruvians. 
Chiefly from the Sloane and Towneley Collections. 
Shelves 3, 4, 5. Various objects, chiefly col¬ 
lected in Mexico, and purchased, at the sale of 
the Mexican Museum belonging to Mr. Bullock; 
they consist of small statues formed of various 
stones, and of rude workmanship ; a mask of 
stone; two statues, and five fragments of terra¬ 
cotta, found on the mountains of Tezeossingo, 
the pyramids of St. Taun de Toetiutican ; an 
adze; a heart-shaped ornament of serpentine, 
with engraved characters resembling hierogly¬ 
phics; 
