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from Mr. Zavaleta. Probably next in importance to the Zavaleta 

 collection is that of a large number of Thibetan bronzes and East 

 Indian ethnology; the Donne collection from New Zealand com- 

 prising six Maori feather cloaks and a number of Maori carvings, and 

 the archaeological collection from Egypt selected by Dr. Breasted. 

 From Mr. Hardy of Berlin was purchased an interesting collection of 

 ethnological specimens from German East Africa, chiefly from the 

 Massai. Of especial interest in this collection is a series of thirty 

 life masks and a completely costumed Massai warrior. There is 

 also a very interesting carved door-way of native design and con- 

 struction. From the Siamese Pavilion was obtained a collection 

 numbering several hundred specimens, among them being many 

 musical instruments, pieces of armor and weapons. In the Soudan 

 collection, exhibited in the Fish, Forestry and Game Building, an 

 exhibit was secured which extends the collections in the department 

 to the North of Africa, a region heretofore unrepresented. From 

 Dr. Jenks, the Director of the Bureau of Ethnology of the Philippine 

 Islands, was secured a choice series of objects largely of head-gear. 

 These are of special interest, owing to the fact that they were selected 

 and thoroughly identified by Dr. Jenks. From the. Rev. Mr. Verner 

 was secured a valuable collection brought by him from the Pigmy 

 region of Central Africa. Other collections secured from St. Louis 

 are Haida carvings, a collection of Hupa feather work, a large collec- 

 tion of Cinghalese ceremonial masks, a collection of about 200 speci- 

 mens from the Cliif Dwellers, an interesting collection from the Ainu, 

 a few specimens from the Cheyenne and a large number of objects 

 from the North Pacific Coast taken to the Exposition by Dr. C. F. 

 Newcombe. The more important of the other purchases made dur- 

 ing the year include two ceremonial buffalo robes from one of the 

 Rio Grande Pueblos ; a gold necklace and other valuable additions 

 from Egypt and Italy, purchased by Mr. Ayer; a small collection of 

 Blackfeet objects including a number of skulls and skeletons; a 

 carefully collected collection from the Togo Hinterland secured 

 through the kindness of Dr. Otto Finsch ; a large number of carefully 

 selected and choice specimens from Fred Harvey, including buffalo 

 robes, buffalo hide shields, a number of rare Tlingit specimens and 

 four representative basket collections and a large collection, in many 

 ways unique, from one of the tribes of the Columbia River. From 

 Professor Starr was purchased a collection numbering about 6,000 

 specimens comprising in addition to the material obtained by his 

 three years' exploration at Tlacotapec, a large number of archaeolog- 



