ANTHROPOLOGY 

 A valuable collection of silver work from the Central Provinces of ^ t ° kes . 



Collection. 



India was presented in 1906 by Mr. J. G. Phelps Stokes. 



KOREA 



The Museum has an interesting collection illustrating the ethnolog}^ 

 of Korea, which was gathered by Dr. C. C. Vinton at various times. 

 More than 275 specimens were received in his shipments of 1907 and 

 1908. 



JAPAN 



A very complete representation of the culture of the Ainu, from 

 the Island of Yezo, Japan, has been acquired, largely through the 

 liberality of Mr. Arthur Curtiss James. A collection presented by 

 him in 1898 included ornaments, utensils, weapons, and other objects 

 illustrating the custums of the Ainu. It was supplemented in 1901 

 by the material gathered by Prof. Bashford Dean and purchased by 

 Mr. James. It comprised religious and ceremonial specimens, and a 

 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 

 Government has presented to the Museum four large collections from 

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

 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. 



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