MAMMALS OF THE WORLD OY 
preservation shown in the textile fabrics and other perishable materials 
from the coast regions is due to the extreme dryness of the climate and the 
nitrous character of the soil. [See Guide Leaflet No. 24.| 
SOUTHWEST PAVILION 
CHINESE AND SIBERIAN COLLECTIONS 
If we pass on into the hall at the extreme west end of the building, we 
find specimens showing collections from Asia. The arrange- 
Collections 
Sasi. ment is geographical. Read carefully the label at the en- 
trance to the hall. Specimens illustrating the culture, 
industries, religion and manufactures of China are on the left; others show- 
ing the mode of living, the costumes and the war implements of Siberia are 
on the right. Bamboo, porcelain, basketry, inlaid work, cloisonne enamel, 
agricultural implements, carvings in wood, ivory and stone, and embroidery 
are shown to advantage. The furwork, costumes 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. 
WEST WING 
SHELLS 
The collection of shells is being installed in the West Wing and is not 
yet open to exhibition. It contains altogether about 100,000 specimens 
representatives of nearly 15,000 species. These show extraordinary range 
of color and ornamentation. The arrangement of the collection is still 
incomplete but the installation will be as follows: first, in the south wall 
cases will be placed a series showing briefly the classification of mollusks; 
second, in the eight table cases at the north and south ends of the hall the 
collections of land shells; third, in the upright railing cases the bivalves or 
mollusks which have two shells like the common clam; fourth, in the 
metallic cases the univalves, mollusks which have only one valve or shell 
like the snails; fifth, special exhibits of shells in the north wall cases. Other 
cases will contain exhibits illustrating the anatomy and habits of mollusks; 
colored transparencies will show them in their habitats. 
[Return to the South Pavilion contain‘ng the apes and monkeys.| 

