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caves, Missouri, for the Bureau of American Ethnology by Mr. 

 Gerard Fowke and transferred from the Bureau ; remains of a series 

 of Bannock and Paiute skeletons from Nevada, gift of the Hon. 

 William Kent; skeletal remains of 16 individuals collected by Dr. 

 Walter Hough for the Bureau of American Ethnology in Arizona 

 and transferred by the Bureau; a Neolithic skull from Furfooz, 

 Belgium, received in exchange through Prof. Charles Fraipont of 

 the University of Liege, Belgium, a particularly valuable specimen, 

 representing a special neolithic type ; and a plaster bust representing 

 a form of early man, received by purchase, a valuable addition to the 

 collection. 



The expedition of the curator to the Far East resulted in greatly 

 enriching the collections. There were obtained over 2,000 portraits 

 of the peoples of the Far East, particularly children, through gift, 

 purchase and otherwise. The value of the set will be appreciated 

 when it is stated that no single photograph of a Japanese, Chinese, 

 or Korean child had previously been acquired by the Museum. An- 

 other expedition which resulted in enriching the collections was 

 that of the Museum of the American Indian to the old Zuni Pueblo 

 of the Hawikuh, New Mexico, in charge of Mr. F. W. Hodge. 



A large contingent of the collections of the previous year were 

 cleaned, brought into proper condition and catalogued, and the same 

 is true of collections acquired during this year. In addition all the 

 racks and drawers of the division were cleaned and a good start was 

 made in the revision of the record and the marking of specimens, 

 and needed attention was given to repair. The collections on the 

 whole are in very good condition, but lack of adequate room is 

 becoming a serious consideration. 



It was found necessary to devote special attention to the prepara- 

 tion and publication of instructions in anthropometry and researches 

 on the Old American families, all nearing completion. In the ex- 

 pedition to the Far East all possible attention has been given to the 

 problem of the origin of the American Indian, and also to the allied 

 problem of the peopling of Eastern Asia. In this connection and in 

 connection with studies of the Old Americans needed attention was 

 given to certain characteristics of the teeth. During the year a 

 number of students availed themselves of the opportunity always 

 freely granted to study the collections. 



Numerous papers were published by the curator on anthropometry 

 and ancient man; special reports on various topics were made for 

 correspondents, and as editor of the Journal of Physical Anthrop- 

 ology he published numerous reviews and abstracts of anthropolog- 

 ical literature. 



Musical Instruments. — The collection of musical instruments, to 

 which Mr. Hugo Worch has contributed m a most comprehensive 



