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of Kamschatka), There are some interesting models of fox and 

 bear traps and boats, some seal-skin costumes worn in their native 

 dances, besides some accessories of costumes peculiar to the Aleuts. 



6. A collection coming more properly under 1884 was received 

 several weeks since from L. M. Turner, of the Signal Service, from 

 the Eskimos of Ungava Bay, North Labrador. It is a fine one and 

 embraces over 450 specimens. The articles have not the oily, used 

 look that most Eskimo implements have, which indicates that other 

 collectors have been among them recently, although a great many 

 specimens are models of traps, snow-shoes, tobogans, and spears, 

 and are necessarily new. There are some large tobogans and snow- 

 shoes of a peculiar pattern that will be alluded to below. The cos- 

 tumes are peculiarly handsome, and show the effects of contact 

 with civilization. 



A second collection from Fisher, made in the Aleutian Archi- 

 pelago and Alaska Peninsula, has just been received. It consists 

 of about 120 specimens of costumes, peculiar Aleutian hats, house- 

 hold utensils, accessories of costume, etc. 



Among the small purchased collections may be mentioned : A 

 Zuni sacred blanket, one hundred Peruvian water-bottles or huacas, 

 and some shoes, hats, dishes, baskets, etc., (from the La Costa 

 Indians of South California.) woven of mescal fibre and palm-leaves. 



1. Among the principal donations are 40 musical instruments, 

 supplemental to the set of American musical instruments, all pre- 

 sented by M. J. Howard Foote, of 31 Maiden Lane, New York. 



2. The original Catlin collection of Indian portraits, etc., painted 

 by him during his eight years amongst the 48 tribes, of which he has 

 handed down to us these most valuable ethnological records. There 

 are about 500 in the collection which Mrs. Harrison, of Philadel- 

 phia, has so generously presented to the Institution. One hundred 

 and fifty have been selected and placed on exhibition in the lecture 

 room of the National Museum, and arrangements are being made 

 to increase the exhibit. The selection now exhibited is one from 

 each small tribe, two or more from the important tribes, and a set 

 illustrating hunting scenes, ceremonial dances, etc. 



3. At the close of the Boston Exhibition recently some 50 musical 

 instruments, numerous clay figures, and various other specimens 

 were presented to the Institution by Surindro Mohun Tagore, Rajah 

 of one of the provinces of India and president of the Bengal music 

 school. The collection of musical instruments is accompanied by 



