[13] BULLETIN 39, UNITED STATES ISTATIOJSTAL MUSEUM. 



looked for on and in other classes of objects. The categ'ories named 

 below will show sufficiently the lines in which collections are to be made: 



1. Fine Costume. — Etiquette of dress and its accessories. 



2. Music. — The National Museum already possesses one of the best 

 cabinets of musical instruments. Collect instruments and scores, 

 photographs or drawings of the player performing. Add name of 

 tribe and of the instrument. 



3. Graphic Arts. — Collections in this line include the whole range 

 of making pictures b}" any process whatever. Examples should be 

 secured not only of the pictures but of graphic materials and uten- 

 sils, together with descriptions and photographs of the artists and 

 their studios. Frequently graphic representations are made on sur- 

 faces too large to be removed; in these cases pictures of them will 

 suffice. 



4. Sculpture and Carving. — The cutting of images in wood, or 

 stone, or other hard material, is here meant. The aboriginal art of the 

 Philippines in this particular is exceedingly meager being overlaid or 

 replaced with Indian, Muslim, Chinese, and Christian motives. Col- 

 lect, if possible, from head-hunting tribes, the apparatus and products 

 of purely native workmanship. 



5. Ceramic Art. — All work in clay, glass, and enamels belongs to 

 this class. Especial attention should be paid here to form and decora- 

 tions; more also to the artistic motives in them than to the technique, 

 which belongs elsewhere. An aesthetic collection of potter}^ includes 

 specimens of the best of every kind and form from every tribe. Such 

 an exhibit from any area forms one of the most attractive features in 

 a museum. 



6. Textile Art. — Here belong masterpieces of bark, cloth, mat- 

 ting, basketiy, plaiting, weaving, lace making, and embroidery. Each 

 piece should bear on the label the name of the tribe, of the plant, 

 and of the finished product. The patterns have nearl}^ always a 

 pictorial meaning. 



7. Art in Metal. — The Negritos -are not workers in metal at all, 

 but the brown peoples brought the art with them to the islands. In 

 this class belong the fine art of the jeweler and the smith. The latter 

 put his finest efi'orts into weapons, which should be collected not merely 

 for their effectiveness but also for the beautiful work on them. 



8. Gardening. — Art in trees, flowers, and foliage plants. Many 

 of the most attractive plants in our gardens are from the Orient, and 

 pictures of walks, roads, etc., among the bamboo and imposing trop- 

 ical trees are among the most impressive attractions. 



9. Formalities. — Here belong etiquette, or the fine art of conduct, 

 and ceremony, or the fine art of public life. In the practice of eti- 

 quette objects are used, and these should be secured on account of 

 their associations. Photographs and descriptions of correct mode in 



