28 THIRD FLOOR 



fastening together the stones of a building are here. They were 



found in the prehistoric ruins of Tiahuanaco, Boh via. 



In the large case at the south of the east entrance there is a 



series of mummies and mummy-bundles illustrating the burial 



customs of the ancient Peruvians. The next upright 

 Mummies. r i n i • - 1 



case contains a unique series ot skulls showing the 



various ways of deforming the head practised by the ancient 

 Peruvians, and a still more remarkable series of trepanned skulls 

 from the same region proving a high degree of surgical skill 

 among these ancient people. 



Another case displays the collection of musical instruments 

 of the Incas. Guide Leaflet No. ii describing this remarkable 

 Musical In- series is attached to the case for convenience of refer- 

 struments; ence. It may be purchased of the attendant. The 

 Pottery. next case contains pottery representations of animals . 

 These were made by the ancient Peruvians and illustrate more 

 than fifty species. The southwest quarter of the hall contains 

 cases illustrating the ethnology of Panama, Brazil and Paraguay. 

 At the west end is a collection of prehistoric pottery in exten- 

 sive series arranged according to its geographical distribution. 



The corner hall (No. 301) of the West Wing contains the ex- 

 tensive collections made in China with the aid of funds pro- 

 vided by the Committee on East Asiatic Research. This hall 

 is in process of arrangement and is not yet open to the public. 



Return to the East Corridor (No. 305) and descend to the 

 floor below. On the walls of the stairway are displayed a series 

 of the antlers of several species of Caribou from the northern 

 portion of the continent. They are typical of four species. 



