12 Field Museum or Natural History — Reports, Vol. V. 



Dipvttnent of Anthropoloor 

 Department o< Bouny 

 Department ot Gtoiogf 

 Department c4 Zooiocy 

 The Library 

 Section ci Pboiograpby 



. — The number of accessions in the E)cpartxnent of 

 AnthropolofO' amounted to 31 durinj; the year, of which 27 have been 

 entered. The majority of these were received through the generosity 

 of friends of the Institution. Mr. Edward E. Ayer p resented several 

 gifts of scientific importance. These include four brass guns (so-called 

 lantaka) captured from the Moro on the Philippine Islands and pre- 

 sumably cast by Chinese in the ciRhtecnth centur>'; a collection of 161 

 chipped stone (mostly obsidian) projectile points from Upper Lake, 

 Lake County, California, comprising a lar^c variety of t>*pcs; 19 mini- 

 attire Porno baskets from California, of striking technique and variety 

 of form and weave; and an interesting collection of beads and perforated 

 shells discovered in a grave with two skeletons, cxcav-ated at Lead- 

 better Landing, Benton County, Tennessee. A group of 20 tear bottles 

 from Eg>'pt, found in Venice by Mr. Ayer during his travels, was pxur- 

 chaaed by the Muscimi. A Roman lamp, unearthed in Transyl\-ania, 

 Hungar>', was received as a gift from Mr. William J. Chalmers. The 

 East- Asiatic collections have been enriched by several important gifts. 

 Prominent among these are a complete jade book and a jade seal, both 

 being treasures from imperial possession, presented by Mr. Fritz von 

 Frantzius. The jade book is unique inasmuch as it is complete with 

 the original binding in yellow silk brocade and in perfect condition. It 

 consists of ten rectangular slabs carved from exquisite Khotan nephrite 

 (thirty pounds in weight), and is inscribed with a composition in Chinese 

 and Manchu of the famous Emperor K'ang-hi in i683; when he canonized 

 his grandmother, the Empress Wen, and conferred upon her a posthu- 

 mous title. The seal, 6^4 pounds in weight, a masterpiece of carving, as 

 recorded by the inscription, was bestowed upon the Empress Jui on 

 February 13,1 796, the day when she was officially app>ointed Empress of 

 China. A description of these memorable objects has been pubhshed 

 in the June number of the Fine Arts Journal. Mr. von Frantzius has 

 likewise donated a very instructive collection of Japanese coins and paper 

 money, numbering about 800 specimens, brought together by order of 

 the Japanese Government, and a fine Chinese gold ring decorated with 

 designs in relief. To E>r. Frank W. Gunsaulus the Museum is in- 



