in the African halls (Hall D and Hall E) are mainly concerned with 

 the presentation of the famous Benin bronzes, of which the Museum 

 has an important collection. Also, the African exhibits have been 

 revised. A temporary exhibit of West African masks from the col- 

 lection of William R. Bascom, of Berkeley, California, has recently 

 been installed in Hall D, The imposing Chinese jade jar presented 

 to the Museum by R. Bensabott (see Annual Report 1955, page 41) 

 has been placed on permanent exhibition in the Jade Room (Hall 30) , 

 where it enhances the Museum's fine collection of eighteenth-century 

 Chinese jades. The specimens for the special exhibit on the Palau 

 Islands of Micronesia displayed in Stanley Field Hall (see page 30) 

 were collected by Curator Force in 1954-56 as part of his work for 

 the Tri-Institutional Pacific Program (see page 42). Island struc- 

 tures, costume, men's and women's work, symbols of status, house- 

 hold utensils, native money, betel-nut chewing, and fishing gear were 

 represented (the specimens were augmented by a number of en- 

 larged photographs taken in the field) . All of these exhibits, except 

 the Maya diorama, were designed and executed by Artist Gustaf 

 Dalstrom, assisted ably by Preparator Walter C. Reese, 



Model of early Maya temple 

 New exhibit in Hall 8 



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