HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM 
Jacob H. 
Schiff 
Chinese 
Expedition, 
1901-1904, 
$18,000. 
tributed for the other work by Messrs. Edward D. Adams, Cornehus 
N. Bliss, Henry C. Frick, Edward H. Harriman, George A. Hearn, 
Morris K. Jesup, Clarence H. Maekay, Jacob H. Schiff, James H. 
Smith, and Samuel Thome. The funds subscribed for the work in 
the Philippines were insufficient and therefore were devoted toward 
making available the material collected in China. With the $18,000 
provided by Mr. Jacob H. Schiff the work of making collections and 
investigations in China was begun in 1901, Dr. Berthold Laufer having 
been appointed to carry out the plans of the committee. Dr. Laufer 
remained in China nearly three years and made a systematic col- 
lection which covers the various aspects of the social and industrial 
life, and gives a comprehensive view of Chinese culture. The col- 
lections, now installed in the Southwest Corner Hall, are arranged 
so as to illustrate the industrial and domestic life of the Chinese, their 
amusements, religion, and arts. 
From Chef 00, China, comes a collection of about 150 specimens, 
acquired through exchange in 1902. It contains a large number of 
painted scrolls, besides wearing apparel and ornaments, and objects 
used in religious ceremonials. 
INDIA 
Andaman 
Islands. 
Seton-Karr 
Collection. 
The life and industries of the natives of the Andaman Islands, in 
the Bay of Bengal, are illustrated in the Anderson collection, which 
was presented by Mrs. Morris K. Jesup in 1908. Among the 251 
pieces in the collection are various implements of war and the chase, 
specimens of basketry, pottery, and ornaments, and a fine example of 
a Ghost House. 
A recent accession from India is a series of 71 palaeolithic imple- 
ments from the Madras Presidency, India. They were found and 
presented by Mr. H. W. Seton-Karr, and are interesting as coming 
from a country archseologically little known. In addition to these 
are some axes from the vicinity of Banda, also received through the 
kindness of Mr. Seton-Karr. 
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