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mens and thereby increasing the total number of specimens recorded 

 in all of the departments to approximately 5,898,493. Of these, nearly 

 4,200,000 belong to the Department of Biology, about 975,000 to 

 Anthropology, and about 730,000 to Geology. 



The additions in anthropology during L904 numbered H>,121 speci- 

 mens, of which the more important were many carefully selected 

 objects obtained by Dr. W. L. Abbott among the natives of the 

 Malay Peninsula, northern Sumatra, and the Mentawei Archipelago. 

 These, in conjunction with the previous generous contributions of 

 Doctor Abbott from the same and other parts of southern Asia, con- 

 stitute an exceedingly valuable and unique feature of the ethnological 

 collections, and are now being used as the basis for a monographic 

 report by Professor Mason and Doctor Hough.. The same explorer 

 also sent material bearing upon the physical characteristics of the 

 Moros, and of apes and monkeys. 



Dr. E. A. Mearns, U. S. Arm}-, who has continued his scientific 

 work while on duty in the Philippine Islands, presented an especially 

 interesting collection made by him personally during a campaign 

 against the Moros of Mindanao. It is rich in weapons, basketry, and 

 fine brass work. Another Moro collection, received as a loan from 

 Dr. R. B. Grubbs, also of the United States Army, consists of edged 

 weapons, spears, armor, costumes, and other specimens of the handi- 

 work of those people. Several native Philippine Island firearms were 

 presented by the President of the United States. 



Two totem poles and four house posts of large size and excellent 

 workmanship, taken from a Tlinkit village, were obtained through 

 Dr. George A. Dorsey, of the Field Columbian Museum, and a valu- 

 able lot of art objects from southwestern Alaska, consisting of carved 

 clubs, embroidered blankets, figures, knives, etc., through Lieut. G. T. 

 Emmons, U. S. Navy. Some important additions were made to the 

 already large collections of Indian basketry, musical instruments, and 

 folklore. 



The large archeological collection which had belonged to the late 

 Dr. Thomas Wilson, curator of prehistoric archeology, and which 

 remained on deposit in the Museum during his lifetime, was purchased 

 during the year. It consists of over 19,000 pieces, of which somewhat 

 under two-thirds are of European origin, the remainder being from 

 North America. The European material covers a wide range, begin- 

 ning with the roughl} r shaped Hint implements of the river gravels of 

 England and France, and ending with the more highly elaborated 

 objects of the polished stone and bronze ages. The American speci- 

 mens are mainly from Virginia, Tennessee, and Arkansas. 



The very valuable collection of archeological objects obtained in 

 Porto Rico, Trinidad, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Cuba, and other 



