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these were added two large totem poles, which, owing to lack of space, as well 

 as on account of their large size, were set up out-of-doors, in front of the Indian 

 school building, at the opposite end of the exposition grounds. 



The exhibit of textile arts represented the work of tribes of the Northwest, 

 those of the Pueblo region, and the Indians of Central and South America. 

 Among the latter were examples of the beautiful woven garments found in the 

 ancient cemetery at Ancon, Peru. In a portion of one of the cases containing 

 the textile arts were specimens "of the closely-related feather work of the Ameri- 

 can Indians, comprising headdresses, wristbands, and other ornaments. This 

 exhibit was installed in two special floor-cases. 



The ceramic art was represented by various pieces of pottery of the Indians 

 of North, Central, and South America, which were displayed in a special floor 

 case, while around the top of the Smithsonian pavilion and the top of that part 

 of the wall cases devoted to the Bureau of American Ethnology were placed as 

 decorative objects 29 specimens of Indian pottery. 



Another special case was devoted to the basketry of various Indian tribes 

 and contained about 50 baskets of different forms and patterns. 



A special floor-case contained objects representing the sculpture of the Ameri- 

 can Indians, such as idols, yokes, carved animals, tablets, weapons, celts, 

 metates, pipes, etc. Other objects of .sculpture, placed on separate pedestals, 

 were a cast of a colossal figux'e of an Aztec deity from the ancient City of 

 Mexico, a cast of a statue of .a Mayan deity from the ruined city of Quirigua, 

 Guatemala, and a cast of an ancient statue from Costa Rica. A sculptured 

 altar-panel from an ancient Mayan temple and ceremonial subjects in relief 

 from a temple at Menche, Mexico, were placed on large screens. 



The architecture of the American Indians was represented by complete resto- 

 rations, on a reduced scale, of five of the ruined temples of the Aztecs of Mexico, 

 namely, the Temple of Xochicaleo at Morales, the " Temple of the Cross " at 

 Palenque, the " House of the Governor " at Uxmal, the " Temple of the Col- 

 umns " at Mitla, and the " Castle" at Chichen-Itza, each placed on a large sepa- 

 rate pedestal. These temples were arranged in a group in the center of the 

 sjiace of the department of anthropology. They were built under the imme- 

 diate direction of Mr. W. H. Holmes by Delancy Gill, architect, and Messrs. 

 H. W. Hendley and W. H. Gill, sculptors. On two large screens near tliese tem- 

 ples were hung i)hotograi)hs and drawings of the ruined cities in which the 

 originals of these buildings were found. 



In the section assigned to anthropology was exhibited an historical collection 

 made by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, whose 

 archives and collections are, by pro\ision of law, deposited in the Snjithsonian 

 Institution. A picture of the Continental Hall now being erected in Washington, 

 and iwrtraits of the presidents-general of the society were also shown, together 

 with a small series of objects of historical interest belonging to the Society of 

 the Children of the American Revolution. A portrait of Baron von Closen was 

 also exhibited. 



Department of Biology. — The exhibit of this Department was planned by Dr. 

 F. W. True, head curator, assisted by Mr. F. A. Lucas and others of the 

 Museum etaflf. While illustrating the methods of preparing, arranging, install- 

 ing, and labeling zoological collections employed in the National Museum, it was 

 designed al.so with a view of displaying some of the largest, most striking, and 

 most beautiful forms of animal life now existing. On account of the character 

 of the exiK.silion, the exhibit was given a world-wide scope. Many objects were 

 taken from tlie i)erHianent exhibition-series, and others obtained and preijared 

 especially for this exhibit, Botanical exhibits were omitted for the reason that 



