6 
MISCELLANEOUS 
[upper floor. 
the Araucarian Indians on the west coast of South America, taken from 
the body of an Indian who w'as 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. 
Two desiccated mummies, one with its wrappers, from Gachansipa, 
in New Granada. Presejited hy M. Bunch, Esq., of H. M. Legation, 
Over these Cases are two fishing spears from Terra del Fuego; 
a spear from the west coast of Australasia; a fish-gig fi'om the South 
Sea Islands. Also a canoe, with its paddles, from Behring’s Straits. 
Presented hy Capt. Eeechey, P.JV. 
Most 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 presented 
hy him to the British Museum. 
Case 9. Shelves 1 and 2. Vessels in various forms, from tombs of 
the aboriginal Peruvians. Chiefly from the Shane and Towneley Col¬ 
lections. 
Shelves 3, 4, 5. Various objects, chiefly collected in Mexico, and 
purchased at the sale of the Mexican Museum belonging to Mr. Bul¬ 
lock ; they consist of small statues formed of various stones, and of rude 
workmanship; a mask of stone; two statues and five fragments of ter¬ 
racotta, 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 hieroglyphics ; two vases of ala¬ 
baster, one with the head and arms of a monkey sculptured on it, the 
other with the head, tail, and wings of a cock; a small terracotta statue 
of a sitting figure, similar to an Egj'ptian sphinx ; a head of a boy in 
basalt; a small vase-shaped statue; an Azteek mirror, made of a large 
plate of obsidian, polished on both sides ; a large double bottle of black 
earthenware, one of the bottles with the head of a dog, the other'with 
that of a bird; a small earthen vessel Jn the form of a dog; several 
knives formed of obsidian, with two of the larger pieces from which they 
have been split; an incense-burner in the form of an owl; a bust of a 
female sculptured in lava, with a turreted head-dress, haring some re¬ 
semblance to the Isis of the Egyptians; another of a priest with a mitre¬ 
shaped cap decorated with jewels and a feather, and vvdth long pendent 
ear-rings ; the greater part of the body is covered by a large snake, its 
head being on the right side of the figure ; the eyes of this bust were 
probably supplied by jewels ; a statue of an Azteek princess in a sitting 
posture; her feet are bent under her, and her hands rest upon her knees ; 
a small serpent idol, probably one of the Penates, or household gods *. 
Pipe of steatite from the Coast of America. Presented hy Captain 
Vetch, 1842. 
Silver ornaments found on the bodies in the sepulchres of Peru. 
Mummy of a child, from Arica in Peru. Presented hy the Earl of 
Colchester, 1832. 
Case 10. Shelf 1. Cloth which enveloped the dead bodies of an¬ 
cient Peruvians; cups, a harpoon, sling, fishing-line, fishes’eyes, basket, 
and Indian corn; from the tombs of children of the ancient Peruvians. 
* There are some other Mexican sculptures at present in the Ante Room, next 
the Elgin Marbles, which are too heavy to be exhibited here. 
