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Dr. Louis O. Williams, Chief 

 Curator of Botany (left), and 

 Professor P. Maheshwari of 

 India, study exhibits in the 

 new Hall of Useful Plants. 



ularly interested in the Museum's re- 

 construction of an earlier African king's 

 house. This exhibit reproduces the 

 dwelling of a grasslands tribal ruler at 

 the turn of the century, when Cameroon 

 was a German protectorate. The ex- 

 hibit was of special interest to Sultan 

 Njimouluh because his tribe of 130,000, 

 the Bamoun, is of the grasslands region. 



As a noted collector of Cameroon art 

 and sculpture, Sultan Njimouluh was 

 also pleased at the opportunity to exam- 

 ine the Museum's research collection of 

 Cameroon art and other ethnological 

 materials. This collection, which is not 

 on display, numbers almost 2,000 pieces 

 and is considered one of the finest in the 

 world. 



Another distinguished visitor last 

 month was Professor P. Maheshwari, 

 head of the department of botany of the 

 University of Delhi. A well-known 

 plant morphologist, Professor Mahesh- 

 wari was here to gather material for his 

 forthcoming volume on the morphology 

 of gymnosperms. He also spent a con- 

 siderable time studying the Hall of Use- 

 ful Plants (Hall 28)— currently being re- 

 constructed — to gain ideas that may be 

 used in exhibition work in India. 

 (Continued on page 8) 



Center: Sultan Seidou Njoya Njimouluh 

 and Queen Ramatou Ngamdomboue, tri- 

 bal rulers from Cameroon, examine Afri- 

 can art in the Museum's research col- 

 lections. 



Right: Museum Director E. Leland 

 Webber (left) tours the African exhibits 

 with Vice President John Ngu Foncha, 

 Mrs. Foncha, and a delegation of Cam- 

 eroon government officials. 



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