36 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. 



seum by Mr. Alexander Gordon, jr., of Baltimore, a great grandson 

 of Colonel Armistead. The military, the naval, the numismatic, and 

 the philatelic sections of the original historical collections also re- 

 ceived large additions during the year. 



The Herbert Ward collection. — The Herbert Ward collection of 

 African ethnologica, together with sculptures of African subjects 

 by Mr. Ward, forming a unique assemblage illustrative of the 

 culture of the unmodified natives, was packed and shipped from 

 Paris on June 25, 1921. This collection, in accordance with Mr. 

 Ward's wishes, was given to the Museum by his widow, Mrs. 

 Sarita Sanford Ward. Mr. Ward was born in London, England, 

 in 1862. At the age of 15 he set out on travels which took him 

 over many of the unexplored lands of the world, and at 21 he 

 began his work in Africa. While in the Congo, in the employ of the 

 Belgian Government, he rendered important aid to Stanley in his 

 explorations. For more than five years Mr. Ward lived among 

 the natives of Central Africa, and during this time he developed 

 the idea of preserving an epitome of the primitive life with which 

 he was then surrounded and which would be an index of the primi- 

 tive life of all men. The African Negro that Mr. Ward studied 

 impressed him as possessing fine qualities of simple dignity and 

 loyalty. Mr. Ward was by instinct and training a lover of art and 

 constantly recorded his impressions of the natives at first hand. 

 The records which he made on the spot were used in his subsequent 

 famous works of sculpture, which portray the soul of Africa. Mr. 

 Ward in this collection has contributed a noble effort for the benefit 

 of art, science, and humanity. 



Partello bequest. — By the terms of the will of Dwight J. Partello, 

 offered for probate during the year, the Museum is bequeathed his 

 collection of musical instruments, bows, and cases, gathered during 

 many years of collecting; 37 paintings; a gold and silver bowl or 

 casket presented to Mr. Partello by the Czar of Russia ; and a diploma 

 and medal awarded him for his exhibit of violins at the Chicago Ex- 

 position in 1893. This well-known collection illustrating the Italian 

 school of violins is of great intrinsic value and numbers 25 instru- 

 ments of the violin family, made by the best masters in pure con- 

 struction, including Amati, Stradavari, Bergonzi, Guarnerius, and 

 others. At the end of the year the estate had not been settled. 



EXPLORATIONS AND FIELD-WORK. 



Owing to very limited appropriations, the Museum is unable to 

 undertake field-work except in cooperation with individuals or other 

 scientific institutions where the expenses are mostly borne by them. 

 The expeditions sent out during the past year have been financed al- 

 most entirely from outside sources. 



