
A press cutting of an article describing the new exhibition at the Museum. The excerpt mentions a large collection recently made by Mr. Horniman during his travels or extensive tour in North and Central India, and also Ceylon, will be opened at Easter. The exhibition comprises of many objects and ornaments such as metal, wood carvings, white marble from Agra, a model of the Taj Mahal, brass and silver plated wares,, trays, bowls, vases, collection of clay figures, prayer carpets, Tibetan Lamas dresses, musical instruments such as, guitars, flutes drums, Tibetan jewellery comprising of amulets, anklets, earrings worn by both men and women, a large melong or looking glass, swords and knives from the districts of Likkim, Bhutan, and Tibet, brass lions, bronze elephants, bells, gongs, and other temple vessels. The excerpt concludes with a mention of the life size papier-mache figure of the Goddess Kali, an extraordinary figure in all the Hindu Pantheon but extremely popular in Eastern Bengal.