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Wooden walking stick with chameleon handle with silver collar bearing the inscription “From the King of Dahomey to Captain R Burton 1863.” This was presumably Gelele, King of Dahomey, (acc. 1858, dep. 1894). Burton’s mission to him in this year is described in "A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome (now Republic of Benin), with notices of the so-called “Amazons”, the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State of the Slave Trade and the Negro's Place in Nature" by Richard F. Burton.

Wooden figure of an unclothed man standing with left leg raised. The right foot rests on the base of the statue. The head is bald and the face looks primitive. The left hand, which holds a circular pan, is broken off the statue. Height (including base) is 35cm and an approximate width of 10cm. A later label on the base states "H.G. Quaritch Wales Bequest. Folk Art, S. Thailand/N. Malay Peninsula". It is unknown whether this label is accurate.

Various items connected with the Society's emblems:
Wood block for printing the Society's tree emblem and motto. Wood block for printing of elephant emblem. Steel engraving of Royal Asiatic Society seal. Two examples in green wax of the seal of the Society's elephant emblem. One example in red of the Society's elephant emblem. Plaster cast of the Society's tree emblem and motto with a fragment of the Society's emblem with wreath.

Correspondence concerning organising a lecture at Winchester College. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to The Headmaster, Winchester College to thank for his letter about timings of the lecture and to suggest a talk about the Persian national epic, dated 23 May 1972.
• Letter from The Headmaster, Winchester College, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that he will be in contact in the future concerning the date for the lecture, dated 2 June 1972.
• Letter from The Headmaster, Winchester College, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to suggest that the lecture is presented to the Archaeological Society in February or March of the following year, dated 11 October 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to The Headmaster, Winchester College to state his agreement with the Headmaster regarding the talk and that he would wait to hear about a date, dated 17 October 1972.

Letter from William IV to state that "the King has great pleasure in complying with the wish conveyed to him through Lord Marlborough by the Royal Asiatic Society that His Majesty should become their Patron." Handwritten letter, mounted on a wooden frame. This letter was removed from a picture frame. (The original letter was replaced with a facsimile).