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Chinese and Tibetan ethnology collected by Dr. Laufer. Hall 56 

 has for some time past been used for the storage of Asiatic ethnology. 

 This material has been installed in 27 standard cases, comprising five 

 cases of India, five of Ceylon, two of Siam, two of Burma, seven cases 

 of the H. N. Higinbotham Korean Collection, three of Ainu and three 

 of Saghalin and Siberian tribes, including the Gilyak, Orochon, Tungus, 

 Gold, and o'ther tribes. A number of boats, for a long time in storage 

 in the East Annex, coming from the former Department of Transporta- 

 tion and various collections, have been placed in their proper places in 

 Halls 30, 31, 45, 52, 56, 57 and Alcoves 83 and 84 of the East Court. 

 Hall 40, formerly devoted in part to Bontoc Igorot ethnology, is now 

 being reinstalled in standard cases, to contain all Igorot collections, most 

 of which material was secured by Assistant Curator Simms on the first 

 and fourth Cummings Philippine Expeditions. This necessitates the 

 removal from this Hall of two cases of Moro ethnology, which will be 

 reinstalled with Moro material now being collected by Mr. Cole. Two 

 Etruscan jars, gifts of Mr. E. E. Ayer and Mr. C. L. Hutchinson, have 

 been placed in Alcove 120, North Court. In Hall 41 the life-size Forge 

 Group of five figures, illustrating the manufacture of iron weapons by 

 the Tinguian tribe of Philippines, has been completed, also the minature 

 Tinguian Village, consisting of houses with many and varied accessories. 

 A facsimile of the Papyrus of Ani, the gift of Mr. E. E. Ayer, has been 

 installed upon the North Wall of the Egyptian Hall, necessitating the 

 placing of the mortuary textiles in frames, still higher. This reproduction, 

 nearly 80 feet in length, was carefully mounted upon a backing, in long 

 sections, of three-ply veneer, covered with wire netting and papier-mache. 

 The frame surrounding the whole was also put up in sections, so that, if 

 desired the whole could be removed without damage. In Hall i , an acorn 

 granary from the Coahuilla Reservation in southern California, has been 

 installed, upon a platform of poles. The Algerian gold and silver 

 jewelry mentioned in the list of gift accessions was temporarily installed 

 in two cases on the South Wall of the H. N. Higinbotham Hall. A 

 life-size Kwakiutl figure has been modeled and cast, upon which is to 

 be shown the large Hamatsa raven mask of a Cannibal Dancer. A 

 life-size figure has been modeled and ca,st for the Samoki pottery maker, 

 one of the four groups to be shown in a new case illustrating Philippine 

 industries. About 40 small Igorot figures, modeled by J. A. Burt, have- 

 been cast for better preservation. Mr. Stanley McCormick has made 

 provision for the completion of the set of 13 Oraibi altars, the repro- 

 duction of which was undertaken several years ago. In addition, two 

 or three of the most famous Hopi shrines will be reproduced, as well 



