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shield. These objects are exceedingly rare, and the discovery led 

 Mrs. Nuttall to make a careful study of the whole subject of Mex- 

 ican feather shields. The exhibit consists of a copy of the shield 

 at Ambras, and the reproduction of a considerable number of 

 others from pictures in the old pictographic books of the Aztecs. 

 Near this section is an exhibition of the archaeology of Peru. 

 Mr. Dorsey was sent out by the Exposition management to make 









Restoration or Maya Ruins (Vale). World's Columbian Exposition. 



collections in the land of the Incas. A considerable number of 

 graves were opened and much material was secured. Several table 

 cases contain the results, and in two inclosed spaces Mr. Dorsey 

 aims to show the old Peruvian method of burial. Mummies in their 

 original wrapping are set in their proper position, together with 

 all the funereal furniture — the face- mask, the square cloth-covered 

 tablet, the articles of daily use, the pottery and ornaments. Mr. 

 Dorsey exhibits in one table case a very interesting little col- 

 lection of broken pottery and engraved stones from a new local- 

 ity, La Plata Island, in Ecuador, which bids fair to be a spot of 

 importance to future investigators. Besides these interesting 

 series secured by the efforts of the management of the Exposition, 

 there are exhibits by Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, and New 

 South Wales. Costa Pica's display deserves more than a passing 

 word. A neat pavilion, with walls adorned with oil paintings 

 illustrating natives of the country and points of archaeological 



