kind to be carried on in this country, is being undertaken by Dr. 

 Hoshien Tchen, Consultant, East Asian Collection, and Curator 

 Starr, with the assistance of Miss Lynn Beach, a volunteer whose 

 remarkably careful work in repairing and organizing the delicate 

 rubbings has been of inestimable value. Of significance also is the 

 fact that Dr. Tchen and Ciirator Starr, aided by Miss Marimari 

 Kellum, Antioch College student, completed the organization of the 

 Laufer Collection of Chinese books and the transfer of these books 

 to the East Asian Library (see page 82). Various other portions of 

 the East Asian collections were cared for. The perishable materials 

 (paper, basketry, wood, lacquer, and leather) were cleaned, given 

 preservative treatment, and reorganized, for which Miss Kellum 

 was also responsible. The collection of early bronzes from Luristan 

 (Iran) was examined and when necessary given treatment to inhibit 

 harmful corrosion — Richard Wolfe was helpful in accomplishing this 

 important task. An excellent start was made toward complete 

 reorganization of the large collection of Chinese and other East 

 Asian coins, an exacting task that was undertaken by Barry Alpher, 

 with the assistance of Miss Beach, 



Exhibits— Anthropology 



Fourteen new exhibits were prepared for Hall 8 (Ancient and Modem 

 Indians of Mexico and Central America). Dioramist Alfred Lee 

 Rowell completed a model in color of the temple of Quetzalcoatl at 

 Teotihuacan, Mexico, and continued work on a diorama of an Aztec 

 market. A new map case showing the culture and tribal areas of 

 Madagascar was installed in Hall D. A special exhibit "What Is 

 Primitive Art?" was shown during the summer months in Stanley 

 Field Hall (see page 26). The exhibit, which defined primitive art 

 and served to introduce to the Museum public the extensive art 

 holdings of the Museum, has since been moved to the ground floor, 

 where it may be seen in the corridor leading from Hall C to Hall E. 

 All of these exhibits were designed by Artist Gustaf Dalstrom and 

 prepared by him and Preparator Walter C. Reese. The materials 

 used in the exhibits were mended and restored for the department 

 by Ceramic Restorer Walter Boyer. 



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