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equipments and trappings, in all seventeen suits; quoits, stones for 

 hopscotch, foot-ball, fiddle and bow. 



Works of art : Engraved and painted gourds, many specimens and 

 patterns, lacquer plates, waiters and trays, straw placques, photographs. 



MIDDLE AND SOUTH AMERICA. 



Central America.— Carved jicara shells and gourd, packing baskets, planks hewed out 

 with stone implements, a whole tree being wasted for each plank. 



Cuba. — Series of photographs of people and scenery. 



Jamaica. — Hats, basketry, brooms, brushes. 



Hayti. — Hammocks, canes, clay pipes, bastinado, mortar and pestle, vessels of turned 

 wood, rope of pita fiber, lace wood whips, horse trappings, pack saddles, saddle 

 hampers, photos, photographs of Presidents, seventeen oil portraits of Pres- 

 idents, (17026) powder-boxes. 



Antilles.— Water- vessels and basketry, specimens of agave fiber, boxes of lignum- 

 vitaB. 



British Guiana. — (16660) Native brushes of vegetable fiber, ornaments of seed-work. 



Venezuela. — Bead-belts. 



Argentine Republic. — Hair mats. 



Peru. — Spindles. 



KUROFI. 



England.— Exchequer tally-stick (16214), shawls, hats, and cutlery from New Orleans 



Exposition (16690). 

 Norway. — Tschukchi cross-bow, piggin, chopping-board, shoes. 

 Belgium and Holland.— Wooden shoes, rope, clay pipes, horse-wrappings, album of 



costumes (16642), fishing-nets, and twine. 

 France.— Fibers, charts, five models of ethnic types, life size j ancient loom weights. 

 Italy. — Hats, photographs of social life and costume, wine-flasks, Sicilian plow and 



yoke (16574). 

 Germany. — Scythes, baskets, agricultural implements, and mechanical tools, cones, 



dolls, and toys, clothing, vases (16573, 16645). 

 Russia.— Harness and yokes, boots and shoe??, clothing (16525, 16617). 

 Turkey. — Charms, clothing. 

 Scotland.— Shepherd check shawl (16646). 



ASIA. 



Asia Minor. — Grecian bowl (16332). 



Syria and Arabia. — Writing apparatus, modern Syrian clothing, carvings in olive 

 wood, stone and shell, turbans, shoes, veils, incense, inscriptions, hubble-bub- 

 ble pipes, newspaper, pens (* 16413, * 16637, * 16995). 



Persia. — Photographs of New Orleans Exhibit, shawl, sandals, lacquer-box, and book- 

 cover, clothing. 



India. — Model of catamaran, casts of Hindoo faces, string of beads, sandals, torches, 

 embroidery, entire outfit of betel chewer, image of the sun god, lac tray, shanka 

 shells, kookrie or set of knives, fork and chop-sticks, clothing (16635, 17430, 

 * 17306, * 17458, 17243, 17491, 16694, 16555, 16640). 



China. — Official hat-box, jade inkstand-holder, rattan dipper, student's book-case, 

 clothing, historical illustrations, copies of Pekin Gazette, fans, screens, pictures 

 on glass, rush table, bamboo shoe, writing materials, idols, quiver and arrows, 

 inlaid plaque from Loochoo, bow and arrows from Formosa. A large number of 

 these gifts were from Dr. D. B. McCartee. 



* See page 90. 



