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publishing the Jahresbericht , I-IV (1904-1907), and Ethnologica, 

 I (1909). From the latter publication I have taken by permission 

 the views I shall give to show the building and its arrangement 

 of cases, in many ways the best we saw on this journey. The 

 building (Fig. 71) is plain but dignified and well suited to its 

 purpose, and the museum is well fitted to give instruction not 

 only by its exhibits, but by their arrangement and installation. 

 As everywhere in new museums the excellent steel cases are used, 

 and the direction has been liberal in giving illustrations and 

 details of all these so that their colleagues may readily profit by 

 their experience. So far as I could see these cases are giving full 

 satisfaction, and I know are being adopted by other museums where 

 old wooden cases are laid aside. (See Budapest, Sydney, etc.) 

 The hall containing the African collection is shown in Fig. 74, 

 and it will be noticed that the cases are all free from the floor and 

 easily moved if a change of position is desired. The floors are all 

 tile or concrete and of excellent surface; the columns plain, but 

 not to the extent of ugliness, the ceiling is high and the light 

 excellent. The conveniences for reading or notetaking are pro- 

 vided, and there is room for central cases when such are needed. 

 Electric light is provided in case the museum should be opened 

 in the evening. The good collection from the Bismarck Archi- 

 pelago (Fig. 75) is well shown, and the method of dividing the 

 case by cloth partitions stretched on T-irou frames and easily 

 removable. As will be seen, there is no lack of shelving (of glass 

 in many museums), and these are as readily removable. Many 

 specimens are suspended from the top of the case ; others, as spears 

 and paddles, are attached directly to the partition. It is often 

 awkward, in arrangement of specimens, to have the partition in 

 the structural middle of the case, and the method used here obviates 

 all this. The doors are sufficient and easily opened ; in the New 

 Caledonia collection (Fig. 76) the case is shown with doors open, 

 and the convenient little jacks should be noticed, as they are needed 

 to sustain the great weight of the plate glass doors, the casing 

 being of the smallest possible section to avoid unnecessary obstruc- 

 tion of vision. Note also in Fig. 76 the labelling of the case and 

 the neat arrangement for supporting spears which do not require 



case protection. Other such objects are attached to the bare wall. 



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