ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT XXVIT 
EXPOSITION WORK 
Early in the year an allotment of $2,000 was made by 
the Smithsonian Institution, from funds placed at its 
disposal by the Government board of the Louisiana Pur- 
chase Exposition, to be used by the Bureau in preparing 
an exhibit for the exposition. It is arranged that this 
exhibit shall comprise ethnological and archeological col- 
lections illustrative of the research work of the Bureau; 
and instructions have been given to members of the staff 
in the field to take up the work. Progress has been 
reported by Dr J. W. Fewkes, who will illustrate his 
researches in the West Indies; by Mrs Matilda Coxe 
Stevenson, who will collect specimens illustrating Zuni 
arts and customs; and by Mr James Mooney, who has in 
hand a series of exhibits designed to represent the her- 
aldic systems of the Plains Indians. 
ILLUSTRATIONS 
The illustrations are a most important feature of the 
research and publication work of the Bureau. They con- 
sist of drawings, photographs, rubbings, engravings, etc., 
derived from many sources, and either used in the illus- 
tration of papers or filed for reference. The photographie 
work includes the making of photographs of all visiting 
Indians, copying pictures and maps, and photographing 
specimens. 
Mr DeLancey Gill has continued in charge of illustra- 
tions, the volume of work being about the same as in 
previous years. The preparation of illustrations, the crit- 
icism and revision of engravers’ proofs, and the photo- 
graphic work have been carried on in the usual manner. 
Illustrations for Doctor Fewkes’s paper on his Porto Rican 
studies, consisting of 25 original drawings and photo- 
graphs, were prepared and sent with the manuscript to 
