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no, 3 

 Field Museum of Natural History 



DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY 

 Chicago, 1922 



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Leaflet Number 3 



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PREFACE 



In the premature death of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus 

 this Institution has lost a devoted trustee and one of its 

 warmest friends and most eloquent spokesmen. With 

 his universal understanding and breadth of sympathy 

 he has been a vital source of inspiration to the Depart- 

 ment of Anthropology in particular. His many gifts 

 to the museum testify to the wide range of his interests, 

 his artistic taste, and his discriminating judgment. 

 The oriental collections were enriched by him with two 

 valuable Chinese embroidered panels, a precious rosary 

 of amber beads, Persian glazed tiles, a celadon flower- 

 vase, and a remarkable ethnological collection from 

 the aboriginal tribes of Formosa, which is unique in 

 this country. Above all, however, his interests were 

 directed toward Japan. He indeed it was who made 

 the first substantial contributions to the foundation of 

 a Japanese division. An exquisite painted screen of 

 the Tosa school, an extensive collection of sword- 

 guards and sword-fittings, as well as a collection of 

 books on Japanese art, belong to his prominent 

 bequests. The collection of surimono, presented last 

 year by his daughter in her father's memory, was 

 brought together by her with his invaluable assistance. 

 His profound interest in the achievements of oriental 

 nations was not purely academic, but he was also 

 actuated by a strong desire for a better understanding 

 , between America and Japan and an earnest striving 

 toward the realization of world peace. 



It may not be amiss to place on record here some 

 paragraphs extracted from an article devoted to the 



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