A MODERN MUSEUM OF CELEBES 



Btf lioii C. Andnirs 



WHKN ;i naturalist's waiKlerings in the South St'us carry him to a 

 nati\(' city of coniparatiN-cly small white population, and he 

 finds there a museum emhodyinu' modern ideas of exhibition, 

 he experiences considerable surprise. It was my good fortune on Christmas 

 Day of 1009 to find such a museum and also to visit it with its founder 

 and (iiiatoi. His Excellency Haron Quarles de (^uarles, (j()\(>rnor of ( "clehes. 



Tlie All)atross had hut recently dropped anchor in the Bay of Makassar. 

 While dri\-in<i- in Makassar, the i)rincipal city of South Celehes, we came 

 upon a lar.uc, oliloiii;' huildiui;' set on piles and haxinu' an entrance-way 

 j)rojecting from the front. As usual the little shag<iy brown horse drawiui,^ 

 the rickety "carametta" in which we were ridin<!: was rushin<; aloui,^ at a 

 furious pace and we had ahnost passeil the house before we caught sight 

 of an English sign reading "Museum." The building was closed, but its 

 keeper was finally located and although he spoke only Dutch and Malay, 

 we managed to exchange ideas and made a l)i'ief inspeetion of the place. 



Later (aptain Mc( 'orinack and myself visited the Museum, conducted 

 by Baron de Quarles, who presented to the American Museinn a small 

 collection representing some of the most characteristic features of the native 



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