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soned arrows and clubs of Macoosies. Presented by Sir R. Schom 
bnrgk. Shelf 3. Ancient vases from Para; calabashes, and varnished 
bowl; bowl made by the negroes of Para; leathern water bottle ; 
bag, spurs, from Para. Presented by Reginald Graham, Esq. Armlet 
used by the women of the island of St. Thomas. Presented by Michel 
Martinez, Esq. 
Case 35. Shelf 1. A dried body of a female, with dark hair, and 
necklace round the neck, from New Granada. Shelf 2. Dried 
body or mummy, surrounded by its cotton cloth or wrappers, some 
ornamented with native patterns, from a cave near Gachansipa, in the 
canton of Leiva, about 29 miles from Bogota, New Granada, presented 
by R. Bunch , Esq., of H. M. Legation; and a head found with 
it. Mummy of a child from Arica, in Peru. Presented by the 
Earl of 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 
Peruvians; 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 
of the aboriginal inhabitants of the lake Titicaca. Collected by J. 
Pentland , Esq., and presented by the Earl of Dudley. Silver masks 
and earrings, from the huacas or ancient cemeteries at Cacamaca, in the 
district of Pura, on the coast of Peru ; bronze chisel, found at Truxillo. 
Presented by N. R. Brassey, Esq. 
Cases 36, 37. Shelf 1. 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 orna¬ 
mented with native patterns, others modelled to represent the human 
form, apes, &c. The most remarkable of these are a vase modelled in 
shape of a human head, and another like a sitting figure; made by an¬ 
cient inhabitants of the islands on the lake Titicaca; stone vases in 
the shape of the Lama, from the temple of Cuzco. Presented by the 
Earl of Dudley and Gilbert Brandon, Esq. Shelf 3. Bows and 
arrows, said to be of the tombs of the time of the Incas, some 
from Moxas and Sorata. Presented by Gilbert Brandon, Esq. 
Bow's 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 by 
Lieut H. Lister Maw, R.N. Staff, and paddle of the ancient 
Peruvians, from a tomb near Yea. Presented by Belford Hinton 
Wilson, Esq. A straw hat, a poncho or cloak, shoes, spurs and 
stirrups, from Chili. Presented by Mr. Sinclair. 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, 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 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 
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