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exhibit has been arranged temporarily in an alcove room 

 opening into the Southwest Indian Hall. Until additional 

 halls can be assigned to the department, the Mackenzie River 

 Area, the Plateau Area and California must be inadequately 

 represented by small exhibits in halls devoted to other regions. 

 The Chinese bronzes and pottery, among the Museum's 

 choicest collections, have been arranged under the oversight 

 of the Director in special cases in the tower of 



_ ., . the Asiatic Hall. Dr. Laufer, who made this 



Collections „,..*,.,_„ , 1 , 



collection for the Museum, through the gener- 

 osity of Jacob H. Schiff and other members of the East 

 Asiatic Committee, is preparing a Handbook descriptive of 

 Chinese culture as illustrated by our collection. 



Additional material has been installed in the African Hall. 

 It does not seem wise, however, to make a permanent 

 arrangement of this hall until the return of the Congo Expe- 

 dition, in order that provision may be made for the material 

 and groups which may result from it. 



Considerable progress has been made in labeling the 

 exhibits. A large number of labels have been written and 

 hand-lettered label boards have been mounted on the cases in 

 several of the halls. 



The larger number of our halls in their sequence and 

 general arrangement conform to the plan adopted for the 

 permanent position of these halls in the completed building. 

 It is hoped, therefore, that there will be no need of disturbing 

 them for many years. To make these halls more attractive 

 and instructive, especially for the casual visitor, maps, 

 pictures, mural decorations and groups are gradually being 

 provided. During the year Mr. Ichikawa has prepared a 

 large map of North America showing linguistic distribution 

 and a similar map showing the distribution of the tribes in the 

 Mackenzie Area. These have been hung in the Eastern 

 Woodlands Hall. Mr. Ichikawa has also prepared a large map 

 of the Plains Area and a number of small maps for incorpora- 

 tion in the general tribal labels. A fine series of enlarged 

 photographs showing types of Indians and their ways of living 

 has been hung in the Southwest Indian Hall as a supplement 

 to the collections. Mr. Operti has made illustrative paintings 



