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and archeology, which latter is here subdivided into Old World and 

 American. Physical anthropology is not at present represented in 

 the public halls, though an important exhibition of a technical char- 

 acter for the inspection of experts and students has been arranged in 

 connection with the laboratory, as described farther on. Each of the 

 other subjects, however, has been extensively illustrated on a popular 

 basis of installation, though none the less instructive and important 

 for the professional. 



Ethnology. — This division occupies the entire area assigned to the 

 department of anthropology in the first story, amounting in the 

 aggregate to 35,474 square feet of floor space and comprising the fol-' 

 lo\ving, namely: The full length of the northern sections of both 

 ranges, each measuring 185 feet 6 inches long by 54 feet 2 inches wide; 

 and all parts of the north wing outside of the enclosure for the paint- 

 ings of the National Gallery of Art, including two side halls 187 feet 

 long by 33 feet wide, besides a considerable amount of space at the 

 ends of the wing. 



The arrangement of the ethnological collections is geographical, 

 the material belonging to each area being displayed as an assemblage 

 or by classes of objects. The exhibits find their key in family lay- 

 figure groups placed centrally in the halls, which typify the physical 

 characteristics, the social organization, the manners and customs, and 

 the arts and industries of selected human types. The design ot the 

 exhibition is to illustrate systematically the comparative differences 

 in material cultiu-e and advancement of modern groups of mankind, 

 thus giving an impression of the effects of environment and racial 

 tendencies on the arts and industries of peoples. By means of the 

 groups, and of individual figures, models of villages, paintings, trans- 

 parencies, etc., the appearance of different peoples and the larger 

 scope of their life is also shown. Wherever the collections are suffi- 

 ciently large and full they are displayed in separate cases in accord- 

 ance with a systematic arrangement, as costumes, textile art, house- 

 hold utensils, tools, weapons, transportation, artistic works, etc. A 

 synopsis of an implement or product of an art belonging to a great 

 area is also sometimes given, noting as examples the adz, the club, the 

 spear and tapa cloth, which have a mde distribution. Another 

 synoptical series showing the stages of development of implements 

 and utensils has been prepared and awaits installation. 



Of this exceedingly interesting and varied exliibition, which wiU 

 before long be described in detail, only a brief summary can be given 

 here. In the east range, beginning at the eastern end, are repre- 

 sented all the great regions of Africa, the Andaman and Nicobar 

 Islands, Papua, Alicronesia, Polynesia, the East Indies and the Phil- 

 ippines, the figures comprising costumed manikins of Africans, 

 Veddahs, Papuans and Malays, and family groups of Negritos, 

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