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this work, the artist, Mr. Will S. Taylor, visited the Indians of 

 the region under the guidance of former Associate Curator 

 Harlan I. Smith, with whom jointly was developed the general 

 scheme of treatment. In working out the subsequent details 

 for the separate panels, Lieut. G. T. Emmons gave valuable 

 information and criticism. Under the direction of Curator 

 P. E. Goddard, the totem poles and other objects in the hall 

 have been adjusted so as to give the mural panels an artistic 

 setting. These very important secondary features of the North 

 Pacific Indian exhibit add greatly to the habitat function of the 

 installation, and will go far to make this, the Jesup North 

 Pacific Hall, a presentation in every way worthy of its position 

 as a special memorial to those two greatest patrons of the 

 advancement of anthropology in the New World — Mr. and 

 Mrs. Morris K. Jesup. 



Expeditions for the year were confined to projects already 

 under way and only such of these as it seemed unwise to inter- 

 rupt. Particularly in view of the uncertain future 

 ,e or for the Pueblo ruin at Aztec, New Mexico, exca- 

 vations were pushed forward on a more extensive scale than 

 heretofore. To date, fully half the great structure has been 

 uncovered, the walls repaired and protected and the collections 

 resulting therefrom classified and studied. Among the speci- 

 mens are many new and unexpected objects whose presence 

 throws light on the prehistoric movements of populations in 

 the Southwest. One of the minor problems in this survey, 

 which has been provided for by Mr. Archer M. Huntington, 

 was the chronological position and prehistory of Zufii. This 

 year, Mr. Leslie Spier examined ruins in the White Mountain 

 district of Arizona. The results here were unexpectedly im- 

 portant in that they furnished the missing link in the chrono- 

 logical scheme worked out for other parts of the Zufii region. 

 The final publication upon this area is now in press and will 

 give a comprehensive outline of the culture of which modern 

 Zufii is a part. Studies among the modern Zufii were also 

 conducted by Dr. Elsie Clews Parsons, assisted by Professor 

 A. L. Kroeber. A collection of rare ceremonial objects was 

 obtained and presented to the Museum by Dr. Parsons. 



