ANTHROPOLOGY 



which illustrates, to some extent, the culture and physical character- 

 istics of several rapidly diminishing tribes of Patagonia and Terra Patagonia 

 del Fuego, from the Onas, Yakgan, and especially the Tehuelches, who ^", Fu e e rr * 

 are noted for their height. 



SIBERIA 



Extensive collections from the isolated tribes of northeastern 

 Siberia were acquired through the Jesup North Pacific Expedition. Jesup North 



Pacific 



The tribes studied by Mr. Waldemar Jochelson and Mr. Waldemar Expedition 

 Bogoras, to whom this part of the work was intrusted, include the ColIectlons - 

 Chukchee of the extreme northeastern part of Siberia, the Koryak 

 of the north coast of the Sea of Okhotsk and along the Bering Sea, the 

 Kamchadal of the Peninsula of Kamchatka, the Yukaghir and 

 Tungus along the Arctic Ocean, the Yakut in the Lena River region, 

 and the Tungus along the Sea of Okhotsk, also the Yukaghir and 

 Churantzep. 



The collections obtained embrace some 8,000 objects illustrating 

 the life, customs, beliefs, and culture of the various tribes; seventy- 

 four plaster casts of faces; skulls and archaeological specimens from 

 graves and abandoned village sites; also 450 tales and traditions, 

 texts in the various languages, phonographic records, and hundreds 

 of photographs. 



CHINA 



For the Chinese exhibit the Museum is indebted to the members 

 of the East Asiatic Committee, which was organized in 1901 for the East Asiatic 

 purpose of acquiring and disseminating knowledge of the peoples of 

 eastern Asia. The formation was initiated by Mr. Morris K. Jesup 

 and Mr. Jacob H. Schiff . The plan included extensive research among 

 the Chinese, and collections and studies on the products and culture 

 of the Philippine Islands and the Malay region in general, and the 

 publication of studies relating to East Asiatic subjects. The sum of 

 $18,000 was donated by Mr. Jacob H. Schiff for making collections 

 and investigations in China, and a further sum of $6,850 was con- 



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