50 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1890. 



enough to allow for the expansion, and at the same time to permit a 

 rational classification of the books upon the shelves. 



FOREIGN EXCHANGES. 



Exchanges of duplicate specimens, in continuation of ttie custom of 

 previous years, have 'been carried on. The domestic exchanges are 

 indicated in the accession Jist (section v), and the following statement 

 relates only to exchanges made with individuals and scientific estab- 

 lishments outside of the United States. 



Arts and industries. — The Sapporo Agricultural College, Sapporo, 

 Japan, through Shosuke Sato, acting director, sent in exebange a col- 

 lection of Aino articles, consisting of a dried fish, wooden dipper and 

 spoon, fish-bowl, rice-bowl, tray, an a ikoro," man's coat, woman's coat, 

 belt, apron, pair of leggings, bow and quiver with arrows, loom and 

 two harpoons of different forms, for which an equivalent is to be sent. 



The Insetsu Kioku (finance department), Tokio, Japan, through Mr. 

 T. Tokuno, chief, sent samples of Japanese woodcuts, printing and en- 

 graving tools and a few samples of Japanese printing. This collection 

 illustrates Japanese methods of engraving. An exebange was sent in 

 return for these, consisting of a set of apparatus, tools, books, cata- 

 logues and other materials relating to the photomechanical processes 

 in use in the United States. 



Ethnology. — The Museum of Natural History, Paris, France, sent 

 52 samples of hair of various races, representing fourteen different 

 types of mankind. 



A saucer-shaped lamp made of pottery from Cyprus was received 

 from Mr. Henry Balfour, of the Museum, Oxford, England, for which 

 a Kadiak stone lamp, and some rude stone implements from tbe Dis- 

 trict of Columbia, were sent in exchange. Through Mr. Henry Balfour, 

 in behalf of the Museum, was received a model of a Hindoo fire-drill, 

 for which 3 models of fire-drills were sent in exchange. 



From the Ethnological Museum, Berlin, Germany, were received 

 ethnological objects collected from Morocco, Wasaguan Indians, Africa, 

 Paola, South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, and Adansouia, for which 

 a collection of 240 stone implements was sent in exchange. 



Numerous exchanges of ethnological specimens have been made with 

 Mr. Edward Lovett, of Croydon, England. 



Prehistoric anthropology. — Six specimens of Carib stone celts from 

 the West Indies were received from Mr. Henry Balfour, Oxford, Eng- 

 land, for which 8 pieces of Zuiii pottery and 25 flaked stones from 

 Piney Branch, near Washington, D. C, were sent in exchange. 



Mammals. — A collection of mammal skins was received from Louis 

 Molnar, Molna Szecsod, Hungary. For these skins an exchange con- 

 sisting of birds' skins was sent. This is referred to under the heading 

 of Birds, 



