ANTHROPOLOGY 
which illustrates, to some extent, the culture and physical character- 
istics of several rapidly diminishing tribes of Patagonia and Terra Patagonia 
And Terrs 
del Fuego, from the Onas, Yakgan, and especially the Tehuelches, who ^j^i p^^g^, 
are noted for their height. 
SIBERIA 
Extensive collections from the isolated tribes of northeastern 
Siberia were acquired through the Jesup North Pacific Expedition. p^^^"j['.^'^°''*'' 
The tribes studied by Mr. Waldemar Jochelson and Mr. Waldemar Expedition 
Bogoras, to whom this part of the work was intrusted, include the Collections. 
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 
Committee. 
purpose of acquiring and disseminating knowledge of the peoples ot 
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 
pubhcation 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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