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MISCELLANEOUS 
[ethnographical 
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; 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 juncus, two 
water baskets made of the bark of the birch, a bladder containing a 
pigment, with rattles used by the Patagonian Indians, gourd for hold¬ 
ing water, and tube for sucking it out, from Patagonia. Presented by 
Harro Herring , Esq. A quiver, some arrows and bow, the rope of 
a canoe, a necklace formed of shells, and an axe, the iron probably 
obtained from an English or American ship, from Tierra del Fuego; 
bone tools from the same place. Presented by H. Cuming , Esq. 
An interesting sacrificial bason, 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 by Earl Dudley . 
Cases 38—50. Various British and Mediaeval antiquities, tempora¬ 
rily deposited in this room. 
Cases 51, 52. Shelf 1. Six elaborately-carved paddles, from the 
Livavai, or Hi Island; boat scoop of similar construction, for baling 
water out of a canoe ; two shell trumpets, from Anaa, or Chain 
Island. Shelf 2. Six idols in the shape of the human form ; right hand 
and arm carved ; three obsidian chisels; rope of human hair, from 
Easter Island; feather epaulet; judge’s cap of feathers; four feather 
earrings; plaited human hair, from Anaa, or the Chain Island; two 
caps of conical shape, with feathers externally; interior of feather cap ; 
chief’s fly flap, from the island of Toubonai; two hatchet heads, from 
Pitcairn Island; fish hook and line; bundle of fish hooks, from the 
Society’s Islands ; another bundle of fish hooks from Oparaa ; shell 
necklaces, from Lord Pvlulgrave’s Island; necklaces. Shelf 3. Mat 
girdle of the king of Roatonga; three specimens of cloth, coloured 
black and white, of the paper mulberry from Roatonga; three female 
summer and three winter dresses, from Oparaa; entire dress of the 
queen of Whitsuntide Island; man’s dress made of fine mat, from 
Anaa, or the Chain Island ; five specimens of cloth, made of the paper 
mulberry tree, coloured maroon, yellow, and white; two others co¬ 
loured red; and two others coloured white; from Pitcairn Island; 
all the above objects presented by Hugh Cuming , Esq. Three bands 
of matting used as maros, and a stone club for bruising the nuts of the 
Pandanus; from Egmont Island. Presented by Captain Beesley, R.N. 
Cases 53, 54. Various sun fans and specimens of basket work; 
wooden bowls, supported by grotesque figures; bracelets, aprons, and 
ether ornaments made of the thigh bones of a small bird; bracelets 
made of boars’ tusks and tortoise shell; fishing implements; various 
utensils made of a basaltic stone; gorgets made of red reeds; necklace 
and other ornaments; coverings for the leg made of shells, reed, and 
teeth, used in dancing; round mirrors, made of a black slaty stone. 
w T erted w 7 hen used; quoits, weights, &c.; fishing hooks, made of bone 
and shells; saws made of sharks’ teeth, and other tools; specimen of 
cloth, made of the paper mulberry ( Broussonetia), used for winter and 
summer clothes. From the Marquesas and Sandwdch Isles. 
Cases 55, 56. Shelf 1. Three grotesque heads made of red feathers 
of the bird certhia vestiaria, shells, &c., worshipped as idols; smaller 
