Oct. 1896. Annual Report of the Director. 117 



Accessions. 



From October i, 1895, to October i, 1896. 



DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY. 



(Accessions are by gift unless otherwise designated.) 



ALDIS.OWEN F., Chicago. 



144 specimens of pottery, copper implements, obsidian implements, beads, 



etc. — Valley of Mexico and Oaxaca. 

 ARMOUR, ALLISON V., Chicago. 



2 earthenware water bottles — Valley of Mexico. 



Indian potter's outfit, (32 specimens); copies of ancient mural paintings 



and drawings, (89 sheets) — Mexico. 

 80 stone implements, 22 earthen vases, 24 negatives of Yucatan ruins, 12 



bushels fragmentary pottery, etc. — Mexico. 

 65 archeological specimens: sun stone, diorite head of Tlaloc, obsidian 



core, head of idol, pestles, celts, fiber beaters, stone blades, bronze 



bells, arrowpoints, earthen dishes, silver beads, etc. — Valley of Mexico. 



AVER, EDWARD E., Chicago. 



Silver ornaments, articles of leather, baskets, fetiches, etc., (32 specimens) 



— Navajo Indians. 

 Medicine man's rattle — Indians of California. 

 Copper bracelet — Indians of N. W. Coast. 

 Piece of painted buffalo skin — Plains Indians. 

 Wristlet — New Guinea. 

 Bronze figure of Isis — Egypt. 



32 specimens colored Roman glass, (fragments) — Rome. 

 1 unbaked brick — Egypt. 

 1 small carnelian figure, pendant — Egypt. 



1 figure in green-glaze ware— Egypt. 



2 statuettes of stone — Egypt. 



AVER, E. E., PORTER, H. PL, BURNHAM, D. H., and SINGER, CHA.S. 



2 bronze bath tubs, 6 bronze vases, 1 bronze table, 1 bronze lamp — 

 Ancient Rome, Pompeii, (Loan). 



AVER, MRS. EDWARD E., Chicago. 



160 pieces blue-glaze earthenware; ornaments, ushabti figures, vases, 

 etc. — Egypt. 



44 pieces blue-glaze earthenware; ornaments, etc. — Egypt. 

 BLAIR, W. F., Chicago. 



21 bronze figures of ancient gods, etc. — Egypt. 

 BURNHAM, D. H., Chicago. See Aver. 

 CHALMERS, W. J., Chicago. 



Quiver, necklace and stone implement, used by Indians of British Guiana. 

 CHERRIE, G. K., Field Columbian Museum. 



2 Indian baskets — Louisiana. 

 FIELD COLUMBIAN MUSEUM. 

 Collected by W. H. Holmes: 



30 specimens of ancient mining implements — Rockland, Michigan. 



Purchases: 



47 reproductions of ancient Roman bronzes, (purchased from S. de 

 Angelis and Sons, Naples, Italy). 



