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panels of polished wood, upon which are painted accurate delineations 

 of the leaves, flower, and fruit of the trees from which they are derived, 

 and framed in sections of the bark of the same tree, given by the Uni- 

 versity of Tokio 5 a collection illustrating fully the ice industry, given by 

 the Knickerbocker Ice Company ; a whale-boat with all its apparatus, 

 given by J. H. Bartlett & Sons, of New Bedford, Mass. ; a collection of 

 30 working models of schooners, illustrating the history of the fishing 

 schooner of New England from the beginning of the present century, 

 obtained by Mr. A. Howard Clark from the ship-builders of Cape Ann, 

 Mass.; an exhibit illustrating the process of making kid gloves, show- 

 ing each stage from the natural skin to the completed glove, the gift of 

 Eugene Krebbs, Eegensburg, Germany ; a series of samples of the native 

 cottons of Japan, from the Japanese Government ; an illustration of 

 the process of overlaying and wood-cut printing, given by Mr. Theodore L. 

 De Vinue, of New York ; and a collective exhibit of brushes, showing all 

 the applications of hair and bristles manufactured, from Miles Bros. & 

 Co., of New York. 



AROH^OLOGT: CHARLES RAU. 



The installation of the collections in the archaeological department, 

 under the direction of Dr. Charles Eau, is further advanced than in any 

 other department of the Museum. The bulk of specimens is now so 

 great that there is not room for their proper exhibition in the apartment 

 assigned to them, and the removal to the new building of the ethno- 

 graphic and industrial materials now exhibited in the archaeological hall 

 will afford opportunity for a much better presentation of the relics of 

 prehistoric man. Dr. Eau reports 1,432 entries in his record books 

 during the last half of the year,* and all important objects have been 

 mounted and placed in the exhibition cases. It is estimated that there 

 are now 20,536 specimens mounted, labeled, and arranged in the exhi- 

 bition series. 



Among the most important accessions to this department are twelve 

 boxes, containing 195 specimens, obtained by Hon. J. G. Henderson in 

 the mounds near Naples, 111. 5 a fine series of 130 specimens of Dan- 

 ish stone implements, the gift of the Koyal Museum of Copenhagen, 

 Denmark; 52 specimens, the result of mound exploration in Sauk County, 

 Wisconsin, by Mr. Stephen Bowers; 161 specimens of stone implements 

 from Carroll County, Tennessee, by Mr. James M. Null; 99 specimens 

 of Indian remains and implements, collected by Mr. S. T. Walker on the 

 southern shore of Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida; 154 specimens of imple- 

 ments from Mrs. S. S. Haldeman, Pennsylvania; collections made by 

 Dr. Edw. Palmer in Tennessee and adjoining States, and two drilled 



* The archaeological specimens prior to July 1, 1881, were entered in the general 

 ethnological catalogues, aud the entries for the entire year are included in the 5,841 

 entries given for ethnology in general. 



