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He was in charge of the preparation of exhibits for tlie exposi- 

 tions at New Orleans, Louisville, and Cincinnati; but, owing 

 to the pressure of other duties, much of this work was intrusted 

 to Mr. Cosmos Mindeleff, who was assisted materially by Mr. 

 Victor Mindeleff. The most important feature of the exhibits 

 consisted of models of plaster and papier mtlche of the pueblo 

 towns and cliff houses of New Mexico and Arizona. 



Aside from the models, exhibits of ethnologic and archteo- 

 logic materials wei"e made. A large and important collection 

 of objects of pueblo art was obtained by Mr. James Stevenson, 

 but much of it failed to reach Washington in time for exhibi- 

 tion purposes, and a series of similar objects, already classified 

 and labeled, was selected from the National Museum and for- 

 warded to New Orleans. A valuable collection of the ancient 

 fictile products of Tusayan belonging to Mr. Thomas Keam 

 was also utilized in perfecting the exhibits of Pueblo art. 



Archseologic materials from other sections of the country 

 were placed on exhibition, notably a superb collection of pre- 

 historic relics from the province of Chiriqui, Panama, which 

 was purchased for the purpose. 



The collections of ethnologic and archseologic material made 

 during the year ai'e of unusual importance and magnitude. 

 This is chiefly due to the facilities afforded by the New Orleans 

 Exposition fund, a liberal portion of which was devoted to the 

 collection and purchase of objects of permanent value to the 

 Government and to science. The collections made by Mr. 

 Stevenson in Zufvi and Acoma comprise upward of four thou- 

 sand pieces, chiefly objects of clay, but including other classes 

 of products. The collection of prehistoric relics obtained by 

 Mr. J. A. McNiel from the tombs of Chiriqui is one of the most 

 important and complete series of ancient American products to 

 be found in any country, and must prove of great value to stu- 

 dents. 



Mr. Victor Mindeleff secured a small series of relics from 

 the ancient ruins of northern New Mexico and Arizona, and 

 Dr. H. C. Yarrow added some objects of archseologic and 

 ethnologic interest from central Utah. Mrs. Erminnie A. 

 Smith procured a number of articles of shell, illustrating the 



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