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effectiveness and force of this exhibit have been increased. For 

 North America two general culture areas now have fair repre- 

 sentation — the North Pacific coast and the Southwest. An 

 entire hall is now given over to the nomadic and sedentary 

 peoples of southwestern United States and northern Mexico; 

 the Emmons and other collections for the tribes of southern 

 Alaska and western British Columbia have been rearranged 

 and provided with new cases; the Hall of Mexican and 

 Central American Archaeology has been moved to the second 

 floor. On the fourth floor progress has been made with a hall 

 for the South Sea Islands and another for the Philippines. A 

 series of mural panels for the North Pacific Hall and a number 

 of plaster figures for a canoe group are nearing completion. 



The formal statements of research by the staff are pub- 

 lished in a special series entitled " Anthropological Papers." 

 During the year the Curator issued " The Material Culture of 

 the Blackfoot Indians," in connection with which there was a 

 general comparative review of corresponding results in our 

 systematic survey of the area. Associate Curator Smith issued 

 an archaeological survey of the Yakima Valley, with compara- 

 tive notes on the whole Columbia region. He also prepared 

 for immediate publication a full report on excavations in north 

 eastern Kentucky, demonstrating the similarity between the 

 aboriginal culture in that part of the State and the so-called 

 Fort Ancient area of Ohio. A number of minor studies, based 

 upon collections received during 1909, was issued under the 

 editorship of Assistant Curator Lowie, among which may 

 be mentioned descriptive notes on the Winnebago and 

 Cherokee (Skinner) and some new points on the Central 

 Eskimo (Waterman). Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the National 

 Museum made a detailed study of skulls and other parts of 

 skeletons from the Central Eskimo, pointing out some new 

 and significant relationships. 



For future publication the Curator completed a manuscript 

 treating of investigations into the social organization of the 

 Blackfoot Indians. Assistant Skinner has ready for publication 

 an ethnological study of the Eastern Cree. Associate Curator 

 Goddard is now engaged on the ethnology of the Apache tribes 

 and Assistant Curator Lowie on the Crow and Village Indians. 



