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man in all his phases and to become acquainted with his histoiy, it is 

 necessary that we combine and study together all these things. For 

 this reason the arrangement and classification of a prehistoric museum 

 should be geographical, and according to locality rather than according 

 to function; and so it has been made. 



The Pueblo models which formerly were in irregular and unsuitable 

 places in the center of the hall, have been grouped at its west end, laid 

 out and arranged as shown in Plate I. I respectfully report that 

 the improvement in their appearance and the attraction and interest 

 they have for the public is so great that I will not attempt to describe 

 it. Bach individual model is a work of art, and it represents, as noth- 

 ing else can, the real objects. When these are grouped, as they now 

 are, in a harmonious and homogeneous arrangement, with the relief 

 map to serve as a guide and indicator, by which the relative position of 

 the various pueblos may be easily understood, it may be seen how great 

 is the improvement. When the industrial objects from these pueblos 

 shall be assembled so that one can view in juxtaposition the countries 

 they occupy, the towns and houses peopled with the representations or 

 reproductions of the Indians who were their actual occupants, repre- 

 sented in life size and clothed with their original garments, their house- 

 hold utensils, their thousands of pieces of pottery, their hundreds of 

 textile fabrics, their objects of ceremony, the sacred blankets, the medi- 

 cine man's outfit, and all the objects which figure to such an extent in 

 the grand ceremonial dances, the rain and prey gods, all of which we 

 possess in the Museum in such numbers and of such importance: When 

 to these are added the magnificent photographic transparencies now 

 shown in the lecture hall of the National Museum, the result will not 

 be excelled by any other unit display in any museum in the world. I 

 congratulate myself upon having done in this year's work what I could 

 to obtain the excellence of that portion of this display which belongs to 

 my department, and the pueblo room in tlie west end of the hall is prov- 

 ing an increased attraction to the public. 



. The i^ueblo models are arranged in three rows, each one grouped 

 together with aisles on all four sides, convenient for their inspection. 

 They occupy the entire width of the hall (48 feet and a depth of 33 feet, 

 area, 1,584 square feet, including aisles), and are separated from the 

 main body of the hall by ujiright alcove cases, giving it the appearance 

 of a separate room, which is indicated by a sign overhead "Pueblos." 

 They are so arranged as to present their most favorable view on enter- 

 ing. The models in front are of lower altitude (29 inches) while those 

 in the rear are banked each one higher, until the farthest is 45 inches 

 in height; thus they make the most attractive display possible. 



The pueblo ot Zuiii, New Mexico (20 by 12 feet), is on the south, and 

 from its great size nearly fills the row. In its front is Montezuma Well, 

 Arizona (4 by 5 feet), We-ji-gi, Chaco Canon, New Mexico; Tegua, Ari- 

 zona (4.2 by 2.3 feet). 



