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interest, contains several cases in which a series of specimens 

 selected from the National Museum illustrates the ancient pottery, 

 stone implements, and carvings of the country. Mexico gives a 

 display neither full nor satisfactory, in part ethnographic, in part 

 archseologic. Here are trophies composed of reproductions of 

 ancient shields, spears, and battle clubs ; here are models of old 

 buildings of the Mexico of Cortds; here are a few original speci- 

 mens in archaeology and many plates from a work on Mexican 

 antiquities. So much might have been done ; so little really is 

 done ! Paraguay sends a considerable ethnographic display, par- 

 ticularly rich in feather work, in nettings, and in spears. New 

 South Wales sends carved work from the south seas, especially 

 the characteristic black, shell-inlaid work from the Solomon 

 Islands, boomerangs from Australia, spears, bark cloth, etc., from 

 various localities. Most important of all, however, are the mag- 

 nificent great photographs representing natives, wild life, and arts 

 of the south sea islands and Australia. Mr. Culin, on his own be- 

 half and for the American Folk-lore Society and the University 

 of Pennsylvania, displays a collection of games and some objects 

 connected with worship. The series of games is particularly in- 

 teresting, and represents the indoor pastimes of all peoples and 

 all times. 



In the north gallery of the Anthropological Building is a most 

 important laboratory and exhibit in physical anthropology. The 

 laboratory itself falls into three subdivisions: Physical anthro- 

 pology (somatology), neurology, and psychology. Dr. Franz 

 Boas has general charge of the whole, while Prof. Donaldson 

 (Chicago) has charge of the subdivision of neurology and Prof. 

 Jastrow (Wisconsin) directs the work in psychology. There are 

 a number of rooms devoted to these laboratories. First there is 

 presented a series of instruments used in anthropological investi- 

 gation- — anthropometric machines, craniometric instruments, in- 

 struments for drawing skulls, outlines of the body, etc. The 

 types of mankind as found in Europe, the south sea islands, 

 America, etc., are shown by portraits, masks, diagrams, maps, and 

 other material. Composite photography, as applied to finding 

 types and in the study of crania, is illustrated. Francis Galton's 

 method of taking finger prints is illustrated and a considerable 

 series of impressions taken from the finger tips of Indians of 

 North America by Frederick Starr and Mr. David Barrows is 

 displayed. Here also are the results of Dr. Boas's recent investi- 

 gation into the physical structure of the North American Indian. 

 A number of observers were sent to take measurements among 

 our native tribes. Many thousand sets of measures were taken. 

 Each set comprised a dozen measurements and descriptive matter 

 covering about thirty points. This mass of material has been 



