ANTHROPOLOGY 
A valuable collection of silver work from the Central Provinces of 
Collection. 
India was presented in 1906 by Mr. J. G. Phelps Stokes. 
KOREA 
The Museum has an interesting collection illustrating the ethnology 
of Korea, which was gathered by Dr. C. C. Vinton at various times. 
More than 275 specimens were received in his shipments of 1907 and 
1908. 
JAPAN 
A very complete representation of the culture of the Ainu, from 
the Island of Yezo, Japan, has been acquired, largely through the 
liberality of Mr. Arthur Curtiss James. A collection presented by 
him in 1898 included ornaments, utensils, weapons, and other objects 
illustrating the custums of the Ainu. It was supplemented in 1901 
by the material gathered by Prof. Bashford Dean and purchased by 
Mr. James. It comprised religious and ceremonial specimens, and a 
series of photographs relating to the Ainu. Other Ainu material 
was collected by Dr. Laufer while at work for the Jesup North Pacific 
Expedition. 
AFRICA 
The African material which the Museum possesses comprises col- 
lections which will probably, in a comparatively few years, be unique 
and of inestimable value. 
As a result of negotiations carried on early in 1907 the Belgian 
Government has presented to the Museum four large collections from 
the Congo Free State, containing more than 3,908 specimens illus- The Congo, 
trating the customs, culture, and development of the natives of the 
Congo. It contains many examples of native ironwork, basketry, 
wood-carving, musical instruments, and many fetiches, masks, and 
other objects illustrating the beliefs and observances of the aborigines. 
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