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other with flint, fixed by gum; six hammers, head of stone, ce¬ 
mented with a kind of gum, for notching trees, used by the 
natives of Swan River. Presented by J. Neil Talbot, Esq. A waddy; 
a smaller or so called piccaninny waddy or club ; a k'hatha or digging 
stick; and a hielieman or shield; from Adelaide, S. Australia. Presented 
by Mr. Hexter. Shelf 3. Head ornament of emu feathers; Australia, 
Presented by the Earl of Derby. Necklace of teeth of kangaroo ; two 
necklaces of emu feathers ; reed necklace, from Port Philip. Presented 
by the Rev. Augustus Strong. Man’s hat, shaped like a bee-hive, of plaited 
grass; cloak made of kangaroo skin; three bags of red paint for orna¬ 
menting the person; two ornaments of tufts and skin ; tw’o feather 
ornaments; three grass ornaments; two bone ornaments for the nose, 
from the Swan River; leather bag of kangaroo skin ; spinning jenny ; 
two mullers for grinding corn, from the Swan River. Presented by J. 
Neil Talbot, Esq. Four mullers for the same purpose, from Australia. 
Presented by Governor Sir George Grey. Net bag from N. E. coast of 
Australia. Presented by J. B. Jukes, Esq. Another similar net bag, 
from the interior; reticule or basket; piece of gum used as a glue 
for spear heads; piece of cord made of grass; shell used as a knife; 
balyan root, a kind of cotyledonous plant used by the natives as food. 
The above objects from the interior of Australia, collected during 
the Exploring Expedition, and presented by Lt.-Col. Sir T. Mitchell . 
Cases 73, 74. Shelf 1. Eastern Archipelago. —Blow^-pipe for 
projecting poisoned arrows, to the end of which is attached a spear¬ 
head in the manner of a bayonet, and quiver containing the pointed 
darts, and pith for plugging them; brought from the west coast of 
Borneo by Dr. Visten; reed blow T -pipe for projecting poisoned darts; 
from the Island of Timor. Presented by Capt. Sir E. Home, R.N. 
Shelf 2. Dagger and necklace from Lord North’s Island. Presented 
by Mr. H. Price. Four Malay krises, or daggers, and a sheath. One 
of them presented by R. S. Peberdy, Esq. Cloak made of the skin 
of the tortoise-shell leopard, and feathers of the hornbill. From Borneo. 
Presented by Sir J. Brooke. Shelf 3. Shield, similar to those used 
in the Isle of Guebe in the E. Archipelago; mat from the island of 
Ternati. Presented by Dr. J. D. C. Packman. 
EDWARD HAWKINS. 
April 2 Oth, 1853. 
MEDAL ROOM. 
In this Room are preserved a large collection of Coins and Medals, 
the basis of which was formed by the cabinets of Sir Hans Sloane and 
Sir Robert Cotton, and which has been from time to time enlarged by 
many valuable purchases and donations, especially by the munificent 
donation of His Majesty, King George IV., by the bequests of 
the Rev. C. M. Cracherode, R. P. Knight, Esq., and Miss Banks, 
and the donation of W. Marsden, Esq. It is comprehended under the 
three following heads: 
1. Ancient Coins. 
2. Modern Coins. 
3. Medals. 
