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closed can be credited with the completion of this important 

 installation. As these halls now stand, the visitor should be 

 able to get a comprehensive view of the culture of the principal 

 tribes, in geographical sequence from the Atlantic Ocean to 

 the deserts of the Southwest. A great deal of work remains 

 to be done on the special tribal groups in these halls, but the 

 installation is in the main complete. In the North Pacific Hall 

 some refinements of installation were made, especially in the 

 Tlingit and Haida sections. Mr. Operti was detailed from the 

 Department of Preparation to finish some of the figures in the 

 canoe group. As the group now stands the figures are all 

 complete, though we still need some figures to give the group 

 a proper balance. Mr. Taylor has nearly completed two 

 additional wall panels for the ceremonial side of this hall. A 

 small collection of Eskimo material from Coronation Gulf, 

 brought back by Mr. Stefansson, has been installed in the 

 Eskimo alcove. In the South Sea Islands Hall Dr. Lowie 

 revised and refined the New Guinea collection which is now 

 fairly complete. Mr. Operti was detailed to complete the 

 Tahitian groups begun by Mr. Neandross, all three of which 

 are now in place. In the South American Hall Mr. Mead 

 made a special installation of Peruvian cloth. This is a fairly 

 successful arrangement made especially effective by the use of 

 proper backgrounds and a carefully balanced arrangement of 

 the various textiles. The case as a whole adds very much to 

 the attractiveness and interest of that hall, and has been used 

 frequently by students of design during the calendar year. 



The Director designed and furnished new cases for the 

 tower of the Chinese Hall, space to be given over entirely to 

 Chinese archaeology. Here it is planned to install the pottery 

 and bronze collections in suitable form. One case is already 

 in, but the others await shelves and brackets. 



Dr. MacCurdy of Yale University continued the installation 

 of European archaeological material begun during the preced- 

 ing year. This has progressed so far that we have in place a 

 type series from the specimens owned by the Museum. Mr. 

 Operti has just completed a series of mural panels for the 

 walls of this room, representing typical examples of cave 

 paintings. 



