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thing of the home arts and life. Miniature 

 figures of men, women and children may be 

 introduced into the dwelling group to 

 graphically illustrate the practice of culi- 

 nary arts, manufacture of basketry, weav- 

 ing, pottery, the use of domestic animals, 

 etc. 



Illustrations of other activities should 

 follow the dwelling group in the order of 

 their importance or significance, each ex- 

 hibit (consisting of the actual objects or of 

 models) being of sufficient extent to serve 

 as a synopsis of the work of the area rep- 

 resented. The method of arranging these 

 series is discussed in detail further on. 

 Along with these exhibits should be taken 

 up the archeology of the area, the prehis- 

 toric cultural relics and remains, carrying 

 the story back to the earliest times. The ex- 

 hibit of each area should be supplemented 

 by maps, pictures and labels, thus comple- 

 ting an attractive synopsis of its culture 

 phenomena. If a particular area should 

 happen to contain two or more distinct 

 peoples or cultures, additional exhibits 

 could be added according to space and 

 needs, rounding out the presentation. If 

 several tribes are included and require sep- 

 arate attention, the less typical may be 

 represented by simple costumed figures in- 

 stead of by family groups. 



It would prove instructive to add to each 

 of these ethnic exhibits illustrations of the 

 physical characteristics of the peoples of 

 the area. These may comprise easts of the 

 face, or even of the entire figure ; the skele- 

 ton, or parts of it, and especially the skull, 

 which presents wide and significant vari- 

 ations; examples of artificial deformations 

 and mutilations; and collections of such 

 remains of fossil man as are found in the 

 area. This exhibit may also include pic- 

 tures, diagrams and maps, completing a syn- 

 opsis of the somatic characters. 



The geo-ethnic units, thus described, 

 should be assembled in the museum some- 



what as represented in Fig. 1. Here a por- 

 tion of the ground plan of the exhibition 

 hall is presented. An ordinary, somewhat 

 limited ethnic unit occupies space /. of this 

 diagram. The lay figure group stands at 

 A and the associated exhibits extend across 

 the hall, filling a single row of cases, and 

 the wall cases of the alcoves. A larger unit 

 is provided for in //., where besides the 

 single family group. A, additional lay 

 figures are introduced {a, h, c, d) to repre- 

 sent the less conspicuous peoples. In sec- 

 tion III., two minor groups are placed, one 

 on the right and the other on tlie left of the 

 main aisle, with the family lay-figure 

 groups in front {BB). 



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Fig. 1. Assemblage of geo-ethnic units of dif- 

 ferent sizes. 



/. A small unit extending the full width of the 

 hall and occupying a single line of eases. //. A 

 large unit, also extending across the hall and 

 occupying triple tiers of cases. ///. A small unit 

 confined to one side of the hall^ with two rows 

 of cases. IV. Similar to the preceding, with three 

 tiers of eases. The wall eases in each instance 

 are also utilized. 



In many instances the lack of well- 

 rounded collections will necessarily prevent 

 the building of family groups, and, if cos- 



