3t» Pl«LO MusECM Of VATr-Bu !Ti<;tory — Report^, Vol. V. 



piece of primitive sculpture, luring the year Mr. Homer E. SarRcnt 

 made two notable additiotw to his pre\'ious extensive contribution of 

 1917. These comprise two Pueblo squaw dresses secured about thirty 

 years a^o, three excellent Navaho blankets of native wool and dyes, and 

 a Salish blanket of mountain-shccp wool, all of which strt*ngthen the 

 former gift. The last-named blanket is illu.«ftratcd in this Report. 

 To the continued interest of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus the Mtuenm 

 is fiuthcr indebted for four remarkable additions, — 6rst, a very 

 tmportxuit and most interesting collection coming from the native 

 tnlics of Formosa and lirouRht to this country by S. Lshii, who for 

 fifteen years has been chief of the Ethnolo^ncal Sur\'ey of the Japaneee 

 Govrmmcnt on that island. It is well known that the task of the 

 traxxler and collector is fraught there u-ith difTicultics, cxpedally in 

 view of the fact that the wild tritx^s arc .secluded in the hif;h mountainous 

 rejjkms. There arc in this collection two complete costumes, one 

 by a warrior chief on head-hunting expeditions, and a woman's 

 Other prominent features arc throe fine necklaces of agate and colored 

 Venetian beads, which arc highly prized by the natives and used for 

 bartering purposes; several valuable wood car^nngs decorated with ar- 

 tistic designs; large pieces of textiles; a sword with a wooden scabbard 

 car\*ed with interesting ornaments; the model of a dugout, and several 

 carved tobacco pipes and musical instruments. In \ncw of the dose 

 aflSnity of the culture of the Pormosan tribes with that of the Philip- 

 pines, especially northern Luzon, which, for instance, is brought out by 

 the artistic decorations of these spedmcns, this new material is of con- 

 siderable scientific interest. A number of interesting photographs and 

 two albums illustrating scenes of native life arc added to the coUectioa, 

 which, it is hoped, will be placed on exhibition in the new building and 

 act as a stimulus for future research in Formosa. Dr. Gxmsaulus 

 Ukewi<« presented a fine decorated metal shield from India and a 

 ffJfKk^ fiower-vase in the shape of an elephant. Pour glazed, orna- 

 mented porcelain tiles from Persia, due to his generosity, constitute a 

 good beginning for a Persian collection. Mxsa Hden C. Gtmsaulus 

 donated a Japanese dagger with decorated sheath and hilt. Nfrs. 

 Henry J. Patten of Chicago presented an extraordinary ancient 

 feather blanket from Rotorua, New Zealand, which was formerly the 

 proper t y of a Maori chief. A collection of a specimens from China was 

 received from Mrs. Morgan S. Woodward of Chicago, being collected 

 by herself at Peking in 1900, after going through the siege of the British 

 Legation by the Boxer rebels. Among these are some trophies captured 

 by American soldiers from the Boxers, the most curious object being a 

 large jingal, about sixty pounds in weight, and inscribed in Chineseashav^ 



