Oct.  1896. 
Annual  Report  of  the  Director. 
97 
worthy  only  for  the  pendant  ear  ornaments  of  coins,  brass  bells  and 
dentalium  shells.  In  the  mouth  of  one  individual  were  found  twi 
brass  buttons.  The  acquisition  of  eight  skeletons  and  several  crania 
for  the  Division  of  Physical  Anthropology  is  timely,  for  with  this  added 
material,  the  Department  now  possesses  a  fairly  complete  osteologi- 
cal  collection  of  North-West  Indians,  the  tribes  well  represented 
being:  Kwakiutl,  Salish,  Songish,  Kawitchin,  Catlalty  and  Chinook. 
The  Mound  material  from  Ross  County,  Ohio,  returned  from  study  at 
Cambridge  by  the  Chief  of  the  Department  of  Anthropology  of  the 
Columbian  Exposition,  has  been  placed  on  view  by  the  Museum 
this  year.  There  were  three  notable  and  celebrated  "  finds"  in  Ohio 
Mounds:  (a)  that  of  Squier  and  Davis  of  two  hundred  carved  effigy 
pipes  at  Mound  City;  (b)  that  of  Professor  Putnam  of  Cambridge  of 
seven  altars,  each  covered  with  countless  objects  of  adornment  and 
ceremony,  at  the  Turner  Group;  and  (c)  that  of  Mr.  Moorehead  at 
the  Hopewell  Group.  In  the  amount  and  beauty  of  symbolic  carv- 
ings in  copper,  in  the  quantity  of  copper  implements,  in  the  number 
of  bone  carvings  in  which  conventionalism  and  realism  are  blended 
in  a  most  striking  and  artistic  manner,  and  in  the  cache  of  unfinished 
implements  numbering  over  7,000,  this  collection  far  surpasses  any 
hitherto  made  in  the  Mississippi  Valley.  There  are  also  two  valuable 
collections  from  Fort  Ancient  and  Oregonia,  Ohio.  These  are 
remarkable  for  the  large  number  of  skeletons  which  were  in  a  good 
state  of  preservation.  Among  other  material,  new  so  far  as  its  exhi- 
bition is  concerned,  are  the  collections  made  by  G.  A.  Dorsey  in  1892 
in  Peru, four  of  which  should  be  specially  mentioned:  From  La  Plata 
Island,  Ecuador,  consisting  of  (a)  fragments  of  ceremonial  pottery 
and  images  from  the  summit  of  the  Island,  made  by  coast  tribes  of 
Ecuador,  who  resorted  to  the  Island  for  centuries  as  a  place  of 
worship  and  ceremony;  (b)  contents  of  three  graves  near  the 
beach,  including  gold  and  silver  images  and  pins,  beautiful  pottery, 
and  a  remarkable  ceremonial  stone-axe.  These  objects  are  Peruvian 
in  origin  and  their  presence  on  the  Island  is  to  be  explained  by  the 
fact  that  Ecuador  was  conquered  and  over-run  by  Incas  of  Peru 
shortly  before  the  Spanish  conquest;  (c)  from  Santa  Valley  about  500 
pieces  of  pottery  of  exquisite  workmanship,  and,  taken  collectively, 
portraying  in  a  vivid  manner  the  physiognomy,  religion,  industries, 
houses,  and  foods  of  the  people  ;  besides  ceremonial  sceptres  and 
bone  carvings  inlaid  with  turquoise;  (d)  from  Ancon,  the  contents  of 
125  graves,  showing  every  form  of  burial  and  the  complete  life  of 
individuals  of  both  sexes,  of  all  ages  and  of  varying  degrees  of 
wealth.     From  the  notes  and  labels  of  the  collector  each  grave  can 
