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In ceramics, a unit under the direction of the head curator, a num- 

 ber of cases were rearranged, among which an exhibit of old Ameri- 

 can glass bottles attracts especial interest. 



In art textiles much material was overhauled by Mr, Allen to the 

 betterment of its physical appearance. The head curator was assisted 

 in the conduct of this exhibit by Miss Edith Long, who has added to 

 Lhe carefully selected and arranged collection of the Misses Long, 

 illustrating " The Arts of the Thread." Since the initial installation 

 of this collection in 1910, one purpose has been kept in view, namely, 

 to show and preserve the work of American gentlewomen through 

 three centuries, from spinning and weaving to the finest of stitchery 

 and embroidery. By the will of the late Miss Everett Long (to 

 whom the Museum is indebted for much assistance and cooperation) 

 all collections standing in the name of " The Misses Long " will be- 

 come gifts, remaining as loans only through the life of her sister. 

 The latter is carefully preparing descriptive lists, both of the cases 

 in the room of art textiles and of those in the division of history, that 

 there may be no difficulty in the future concerning identification of 

 specimens. A pamphlet for presentation to the Museum, containing 

 excerpts from the writings of the late Miss Long regarding the his- 

 tory of needlework, is also being prepared. 



The anthropological laboratory prepared three unit groups con- 

 taining figures modeled by Mr. Egberts. Other important repair 

 and restoration work, notably a featherwork coat-of-arms of the 

 United States presented to President Coolidge, was carried on in 

 the laboratory. 



RESEARCHES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MUSEUM 



Herbert W. Krieger, curator of ethnology, made researches in 

 the culture history of the tribes of Indians of southeastern Panama, 

 and prepared a handbook embodying the results, based on the Marsh- 

 Darien collection and other material. He also prepared a manu- 

 script on Filipino cutting weapons, and began the study of the arts 

 of Malaysia based on the W. L. Abbott collections. The religious 

 ceremonies of the Pueblo Indians were made the subject of a special 

 study by Elsie Clews Parsons, who spent several days at the Museum 

 investigating material from the Pueblo area. Dr. A. E. Douglass, 

 of the Carnegie Institution, continued his investigations of annular 

 tree rings in relation to climatic changes, and studied the beams 

 from the Pecos Mission Church now in the Museum collections. 

 Dr. F. S. Hall, of the Washington State University Museum, in- 

 spected and studied the decorated stone and wood carvings of the 

 Makah Indians in the Museum collection to facilitate the identifi- 

 cation of similar material in his institution. 



