SOUTHWEST PAVILION 



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If we pass on into tlic IkiII ;it \\\v cxtrnnc west i'\u\ of the huildiii^. we 

 find ('oll(M'ti()Us from ciisteni luul northern Asiji. Tlic arnin^enicnt is 

 geogriii)hiciil. SjxH'iniens illustrating the culture, indus- 

 tries, relij2;ion, and manufactures of China are on the 

 left; others showing the mode of living, the costumes, 

 and the war implements of Siberia are on the right. The furwork, cos- 



Collections 

 from Asia 



ANCIENT CmNESE BRONZES 



tumes, and rugs of the people of East Siberia reveal remarkable skill in 

 workmanship. Two models show^ respectively summer and winter 

 scenes in Siberia. A small model in one of the cases to the left shows the 

 manner of making pottery. A series of frames in the rear contain pieces 

 of various kinds of fabrics and patterns illustrating weaving and 

 woodwork ornaments. 



The collections deal mainly with the every-day hfe of the modern 

 Chinese and have a special value, as they were made just before the 

 sweeping changes of the last few years took place. These abolished 

 many of the customs in which these objects were used; for example, 

 the series of weapons and objects showing the tests to which a soldier 

 was submitted on entering the army have been rendered obsolete 



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