ANTHROPOLOGY 



series of photographs relating to the Ainu. Other Ainu material 

 was collected by Dr. Laufer while at work for the Jesup North Pacific 

 Expedition. 



AFRICA 



The African material which the Museum possesses comprises col- 

 lections which will probably, in a comparatively few years, be unique 

 and of inestimable value. 



As a result of negotiations carried on early in 1907 the Belgian The Congo. 

 Government has presented to the Museum four large collections from 

 the Congo Free State, containing more than 3,908 specimens illus- 

 trating the customs, culture, and development of the natives of the 

 Congo. It contains many examples of native ironwork, basketry, 

 wood-carving, musical instruments, and many fetiches, masks, and 

 other objects illustrating the beliefs and observances of the aborigines. 



Another large collection for the African hall was acquired in 1907 British 

 through the generosity of Messrs. Percy R. Pyne, Cleveland H. Dodge, South Afnca - 

 and Arthur Curtiss James. It was gathered by Mr. Richard Douglass Douglass 

 on an expedition to Barotseland, South Africa, and contains about S°"!. c ft tlon ' 

 5,000 specimens illustrating the basketry, weaving, pottery, musical 

 instruments, weapons, etc., of the natives. 



More than 200 ethnological specimens from British East Africa, British 

 gathered by Mr. Richard Tjader, were received in 1907. Metal work, East Afnca - 

 bead work, wearing apparel, household objects, musical instruments, 

 and a large number of baskets make up the collection. 



The Raff Collection of wood-carvings from the tribes of western central 

 Africa was acquired by purchase in 1902. The objects are mostly of Afnca, Raff 

 religious or ceremonial character. 



The fast-disappearing culture of some of the tribes of Central 

 Africa is illustrated in a collection which was received in 1903 as a Bowdoin 

 gift from Mr. George S. Bowdoin. It contained implements of war- Collectlon - 

 fare, idols, fetiches, and masks, clothing, baskets, and musical instru- 

 ments, household utensils of bamboo, ornaments of beads, shell, and 

 brass, and seven carved ivory tusks. 



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