couch, the Roman objects in silver and bronze, the 

 Pompeian finds, the wall paintings, the surgical and 

 musical instruments, ewers, seats and furniture. 



More familiar to most Americans are the Chinese 

 and Japanese peoples. Yet a visit to Frank W. Gun- 

 saulus and other halls will delight all who admire 

 Eastern art in its many aspects. The Blackstone ex- 

 pedition of 1908-10 with Dr. Berthold Laufer at its 

 head, penetrated far into the forbidden land of Tibet, 

 and returned laden with treasures from Tibet and 

 China, which are now on exhibition at the Museum. 

 The gorgeous dresses and hideous masks which the 

 Tibetans use in dancing to cast out demons and devils 

 are fully representative. People who thought that the 

 Tibetan was the filthiest of men, will be surprised at 

 the culture shown in many of the exhibits. China and 

 Japan are also well represented. The Chinese shadow 

 plays and their actors' dresses and masks are very 

 interesting. The representation given of the Chinese 

 Purgatory varies considerably in conception from those 

 of Virgil, Dante and others. In the Japanese collec- 

 tion, the examples shown of the art of Hokusai and 

 his followers are worthy of study, as also are the ware, 

 the sword guards, swords, tapestries and women's 

 costumes. 



The above brief and casual account of a few items 

 in the Anthropological Department of the Museum is 

 intended merely to indicate the value and the interest 

 of the exhibits. When it is stated that the number of 

 exhibits in this Department alone is over 160,000, each 

 of them worthy of careful examination, the extent and 

 the scope of the various collections will be readily 

 imagined. 



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