38 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1914. 



products, 2,930; mineral technology, 505; and the National Gallery 

 of Art, 207, There were also received as loans 2,280 objects, mainly 

 for the exhibition series in ethnology, archeology, history, and the 

 Gallery of Art. 



The most noteworthy accessions in ethnology consisted of over 500 

 objects from northern Dutch New Guinea, the Moluccas and Ambon 

 of the Ceram group, collected and presented by Dr. W. L. Abbott ; an 

 especially important lot of material obtained at St. Lawrence Island, 

 Alaska, by Dr. Riley D. Moore, of the Museum staff; and a series of 

 Siouan ethnologica of particular value, as the locality and tribal 

 origin of the specimens are properlj'^ recorded. The principal addi- 

 tions in American archeology comprised material from old Indian 

 camp sites and caves in Patagonia and from Guatemala, the results 

 of explorations by Mr. Chester W. Washburne in the former region, 

 and by Mr. Neil M. Judd in the latter ; an interesting series of stone 

 implements from Jackson County, Mo., presented by Mr. J. G. 

 Braecklein; and a large number of exceptionally fine specimens of 

 the same character from Missouri and Illinois, purchased from Mr. 

 D. I. Bushnell, jr. The collection of Old World archeology was 

 enriched by a drawing in color of an ancient mosaic map of Pales- 

 tine and adjacent regions, the gift of Mr. S. W. Woodward; an im- 

 portant contribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund through Mr. 

 Woodward ; a large number of ancient coins and other objects from 

 the Near East, lent by Mrs. John Paul Tyler; and several series of 

 prehistoric material from Europe. The more notable accessions in 

 physical anthropology consisted of human crania and skeletons, 

 mainly of the Eskimo and Aleuts, the Buriats of central Siberia, the 

 Mongolians, the natives of Melnik, Bohemia, the Patagonians, and 

 early man in Europe. The division of mechanical technology re- 

 ceived a circular sundial adapted to the latitude of Peking and 

 inscribed in Chinese characters from Mr. Claude L. Woolley; a set 

 of ancient German coin scales made by Johann Daniel Ellinghaus, in 

 Radevormwalde, Germany ; important additions to the series of fire- 

 arms, and many other objects. There were a number of interesting 

 contributions in pottery and bronze, and also several desirable gifts 

 to the collections of graphic arts and musical instruments. 



The division of history was the recipient of many accessions, some 

 of which were of much value, and an exceptionally large percentage 

 were permanent acquisitions. There were additions to the Washing- 

 ton collection; pieces of furniture formerly belonging to Alexander 

 Hamilton and Gen. Philip Schuyler ; relics of Rear Admiral Charles 

 Wilkes, United States Navy; of Aaron Burr, and of Prof. Spencer 

 F. Baird; the sword carried by Brig. Gen. Strong Vincent, United 

 States Volunteers, when mortally wounded at Little Round Top, 

 Gettysburg; and a large collection of canes, interesting historically 



