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Peary. In accordance with the wish of the donors it has 

 been placed in the Library, where it may be seen by the 

 public. 



Mexican and Central American Archaeology. — Through 

 exchanges with other institutions, material has been received 

 which greatly strengthens the Museum's exhibit of Mexican 

 archaeology, largely given us by the Duke of Loubat. The 

 rearrangement of the collections in the Mexican Hall has 

 been continued with a view to bringing out the distinction 

 between the different cultures of Mexico, South Central 

 America and Panama. 



The most important work done, however, was the painting 

 of the cast of the sculptured side of a room in the ruins of 

 Chichen Itza, Yucatan. Through the assistance of Miss 

 Adela Breton, of England, we are able to show the painting 

 of the sculptures as they probably appeared in ancient times. 

 This painting has brought out the figures to a remarkable 

 extent and has added a great deal of interest to the cast. 



Jesup North Pacific Expedition. — Since May, Professor 

 Boas has paid particular attention to the publication of the 

 results of this expedition. The memoirs are being printed by 

 E. J. Brill, of Leiden, and the following parts were issued 

 during 1905 : 



Vol. Ill, Part III. "Kwakiutl Texts." By Franz Boas and George 

 Hunt. 



Vol. V, Part I. "Contributions to the Ethnology of the Haida of Queen 

 Charlotte Islands." By John R. Swanton. 



Vol. VI, Part I. "Religion and Myths of the Koryak." By Waldemar 

 Jochelson. 



In connection with the researches among the North Ameri- 

 can Indians, Professor Boas has discussed the anthropo- 

 metric material collected by Dr. Dixon and others on expe- 

 ditions to California. This paper. was published as Part IV of 

 Volume XVII of the Bulletin. Dr. Dixon has prepared the 



