the world to gather specimens and exhibits for the 

 Institution. Up to the present about 275 expeditions 

 have been sent out, many of which have been financed 

 by gentlemen whose names are given on another page. 



It would be comparatively easy of course to buy a 

 number of the exhibits, but the Trustees have realized 

 the importance of personal exploration by their staff. 

 It is only in this way that the best and authentic 

 material can be collected. A large expense and a 

 great deal of labor and hardships are incurred, but it 

 is felt that in no other way is it possible to obtain 

 proper re'sults. 



The Blackstone Expedition under the leadership of 

 Dr. Berthold Laufer spent three years (1908-10) in 

 China, and the comparatively unexplored country of 

 Tibet, and some of the most interesting exhibits in the 

 Museum were discovered and brought back by it. The 

 R. F. Cummings expedition worked five years in the 

 Philippine Islands studying the customs of the various 

 tribes and making collections. Under the leadership 

 of Dr. George A. Dorsey, archaeological material was 

 collected in Egypt, and ethnological exhibits obtained 

 from India, Ceylon, Java, Australia, New Ireland, 

 Buka, Bougainville, New Guinea and the Philippines. 

 Islands of the South Pacific Ocean were visited by the 

 Joseph N. Field expedition beginning in 1909 and re- 

 maining at work until 1913. Expeditions financed 

 by Captain Marshall Field are now studying the 

 archaeology, botany, geology and zoology of South 

 America, and the Arthur B. Jones expedition is at 

 work in Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Exhaustive study 

 of the Indians of North America, Mexico and Peru 

 has been made by a number of expeditions. 



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