ANTHROPOLOGY 



change with the Carnegie Museum. The accessions from Colombia 

 also include 150 pieces of curious black ware, gathered by Mr. Frederick 

 F. Sharpless from graves on ancient burial sites in the Cauca valley, 

 and a few pieces of the same type given by Dr. Francis C. Nicholas. 



From ancient Peru, which comprised what is now the Republic of Expedition 



to Peru, 



Peru and the greater part of Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile, has been 1892-1903. 

 gathered a wonderful collection which illustrates the highest stage of 

 civilization attained in prehistoric time in South America. The col- 

 lection is the result of eleven years' field work by Dr. Adolph F. Bande- 

 lier, in the Lake Titicaca region while on a Museum expedition between 

 1892 and 1903. The expedition was begun under the patronage of 

 Mr. Henry Villard, and continued since 1894 by the Museum. The 

 pottery obtained from ancient graves along the coast and interior of 

 Peru fills several cases, while several more are filled by a general 

 collection showing the industries, decorative art, amusements — 

 especially musical instruments — and burial customs. There are many 

 skulls of the ancient Peruvians showing various forms of trepanation, 

 artificial deformation, the effects of injuries and pathological condi- 

 tions, and normal forms. 



From prehistoric sites on the Islands of Lake Titicaca, in Peru and 

 Bolivia, was gathered the valuable Garces Collection, which was Garces 

 received in 1896 as a gift from Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan. The col- $ 4 e 7 2 tlOn ' 

 lection numbered about 500 pieces, and contained objects in gold, 

 silver, copper, and bronze, pottery vessels, wooden vases, and gar- 

 ments. 



The importance of the Peruvian exhibit was greatly increased Gaffron 

 by the acquisition in 1901 of the Gaffron archaeological collection, the ° ^J 10 "' 

 gift of Mr. Morris K. Jesup. It is especially rich in textile fabrics, 

 in featherwork, ornaments of silver and gold, vessels of beaten silver, 

 and pottery. 



Brazil, both ancient and modern, is illustrated in the accessions Brazil, 

 from that country. Three of the present-day Indian tribes — the 

 Tukano, the Karaja, and the Mundruchu, are represented, while Rempen 

 from ancient Brazil we have the Rempen Collection of pottery, gath- Colectlon - 



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