ANTHROPOLOGY 



Filip Jacobsen, Roland B. Dixon, and John R. Swanton. The in- 

 formation which they succeeded in obtaining regarding the art, 

 traditions, ceremonies, and industries, together with the large col- 

 lections to illustrate them, form a valuable contribution to our 

 knowledge of the peoples of that region. 



The collection from the Tsimshian and the Haida of northern 

 British Columbia contains many paintings and models of totem 

 poles which illustrate fully the use of the crest and the representa- 

 tion of family traditions. There are also many masks and other 

 ceremonial objects. The material collected from the Haida sup- 

 plements that presented by Mr. Heber R. Bishop in 1882, which 

 together form a very complete collection, illustrating the ethnology 

 of the Queen Charlotte Islands. In the collection from the Bella 

 Coola of Central British Columbia there is a fine set of ceremonial 

 masks illustrating all the important deities of the tribes. A very full 

 collection from the Kwakiutl of Vancouver Island contains a large 

 number of ceremonial masks, together with objects illustrating the 

 industries, fishing implements, etc. The Nootka and Coast Salish of 

 Vancouver Island are also well represented. From the latter we have 

 a fine collection of basketry. 



ARCTIC AMERICA 



The ethnology of the Tlingit Indians of southern Alaska is fully 

 illustrated in the 4,000 specimens acquired through the purchase of 

 the Emmons Collection, already noted. The collection from the 

 Tlingit contains numerous masks and other ceremonial objects, and a 

 great number of excellent old pieces of superior workmanship. A 

 recent addition to the Tlingit collection was the gift of Mr. Adolph 

 Lewisohn. This comprises a number of baskets and a complete sha- 

 man's outfit. 



The Athapascan Indians of the Lower Yukon region are repre- 

 sented in the collections made under the North American Research 

 Fund by Mr. John W. Chapman, a resident missionary of Anvik, 

 Alaska. 



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