Hall 32, West Gallery, second floor. — A third of this hall, 
beginning at the south end, is occupied by exhibits illustrat- 
ing the ethnology of Africa (Cases 1-22), in particular the 
art of ancient Benin. Exhibits in the center of the hall illus- 
trate the culture of India (shields and weapons, ancient 
brasses and bidri ware, musical instruments). Special at- 
tention is called to the ancient stone sculpture from India, 
which includes both the early Gandhara period (first and 
second centuries A. D.) and the later and Jaina art. Further, 
there are exhibits from East Siberia, Korea (with a notable 
display of official and court costumes), Formosa, and Java 
(represented by good examples of batik cloth). The north 
portion of the hall contains collections from Tibet (Cases 44- 
80), likewise secured by the Blackstone Expedition of 1908- 
10. Weaving and textiles, clothing in a series of costumed 
figures, and jewelry are fully represented. Images, paint- 
ings, sculpture, musical instruments, and other objects used 
in worship in the Lama temples are displayed in twelve cases. 
Hall 23 (at north end of East Gallery) contains se- 
lected examples of Chinese painting, tapestry, and screens; 
also ancient maps of China. 
Hall 30: Frank W. Gunsaulus Hall (southeast corner, 
second floor) : Japan. In the smaller room are displayed Japa- 
nese prints (Surimono, cards of greeting for special occa- 
sions). The larger room contains a collection of sword 
mounts (presented by Dr. Gunsaulus), armor and weapons, 
costumes of women. Buddhism illustrated by wood carvings, 
N5 masks, ivory carvings, and musical instruments. A 
set of dolls used for the Girls’ Festival occupies the center 
of this room. On the walls are shown a wood-cut reproduc- 
tion of a famous landscape by Sesshu, a large tapestry rep- 
resenting the dedication of the temples of Nikko, and a 
painted screen of the Tosa school (presented by Dr. Gun- 
saulus). 
Ground Floor 
Hall J:. Archaeology of Egypt. There are twenty-two 
cases containing coffins and mummies of men and animals, 
ranging from the pre-dynastic to the Roman period. Twelve 
cases are devoted to exhibits of pottery, marble and alabaster 
vases, bronze vessels, figures of deities in bronze and stone, 
bronze objects for temple use, ushebti figures, jewelry, 
charms, models of granaries, bricks, mortuary offerings of 
schist, Coptic objects in bronze and iron, portrait statues, 
and tomb tablets. Two cases contain Canopic jars, boxes, 
biers, stools, and coffin covers of stone and wood. In the 
southwest portion of the hall is a mortuary boat of Sesostris 
III, from his pyramid at Dashur. There are also shown 
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