ANTHROPOLOGY 



facture of "tapa" cloth, several handsome pieces of finished cloth, and 

 a number of costumes, household utensils and other implements. 



The life and customs of the various tribes in Central Australia Australia. 

 are represented by 200 specimens which were gathered on the Spencer- 

 Gillen Expedition of the National Museum of Melbourne, and acquired 

 by this Museum through exchange. 



One of the most interesting exhibits from New Zealand is the New 

 Robley Collection of Maori heads which was presented to the Museum 

 in 1907 by Mr. Jesup. Major-General G. Robley of the British Army, 

 who made the collection, took an active part in the Maori campaign of Robley 

 1864-66 and spent several subsequent years in the country. Gen. M^o^Heads 

 Robley was an enthusiastic collector, and was especially interested $6,088. 

 in everything that related to the old-time method of tattooing. He 

 succeeded in bringing together thirty-three very fine examples of the 

 tattooed heads, with the implements, pigments, funnel and all other 

 accessories used during the process, making this the largest and most 

 complete collection in existence illustrating the ancient art of "Moco" 

 or Maori tattooing. The practice of tattooing among the Maori ceased 

 to exist over a generation ago, and the heads are now extremely scarce, 

 so that Mr. Jesup's gift was one of special scientific interest and im- 

 portance. 



An ethnological collection from the Fiji Islands was received in 

 1907 through the liberality of Mrs. Morris K. Jesup. It was gathered Fijian 

 by Mr. John William Waters during forty years' residence on the 

 Islands, and is especially valuable in that it represents the life of the 

 Fijians before they had become acquainted with iron and its uses. 

 The collection comprises about 1,800 specimens, including household 

 utensils and implements of war and the chase, made of stone, turtle- 

 shell and wood. 



A good insight into the culture of the natives of New Guinea, New 

 Ireland, and Marshall Islands is obtained from the Finch Collection, Finch 

 the work of Dr. Otto Finch, which was purchased in 1898. It num- Collection, 



' r $3,000. 



bers 2,144 pieces, and includes casts of faces and samples of hair of 

 the natives, besides about 300 explanatory drawings. 



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