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the Hassler collection from the Gran Chaco region of Para- 
guay; the Umlauff collection of ethnological material from 
northwestern America and from Patagonia, Africa, and Oceanica ; 
the Peace collection from Melanesia; the Finsch collection 
from Polynesia; the Wyman collection of copper and stone 
implements from Wisconsin; the Boas collection of skulls and 
skeletons; the Remenyi collection from South Africa; the Po- 
gosky collection from Siberia; the Lumholtz collection from 
Mexico; the Green cliff-dweller collection; the Harris collection 
from Peru; the Johnson collection of Irish jewelry, the Ward 
collections of skulls, skeletons, masks, etc., and the Cunningham 
collection of brain models. 
The remaining collections found in the Department to-day 
have been secured since the opening of the Museum in 1894 
These collections are so numerous that even the most impor- 
tant of them may not be enumerated. Most of them have 
been acquired by expeditions in the field. Some of these expe- 
ditions have been due to the generosity of friends of the Museum , 
especially to Mr. Stanley McCormick, Mr. Robert F. Cummings, 
Mr. Martin A. Ryerson, Mr. Harlow N. Higinbotham, Mr. Ed- 
ward E. Ayer, and Mr. Allison V. Armour. 
Investigators who have been largely responsible for these 
collections, and who have spent much time in the field, are the 
curator of the department, the two assistant curators, Mr. 
H. R. Voth, Dr. C. F. Newcombe, Dr. J. W. Hudson and Dr. 
M. L. Miller. The extensive collection of Etruscan, Roman, 
and Egyptian antiquities is due entirely to the interest of Mr. 
Edward E. Ayer. From the Bureau of Ethnology and the 
National Museum were obtained by gift large and interesting 
collections of Pueblo models, pottery, and material from an- 
cient stone quarries. Several important collections have also 
been secured by exchange since the opening of the Museum. 
Among the most important of these may be mentioned the 
large collection of skulls, skeletons, and other material from the 
cliff ruins of the Southwest from the Brooklyn Institute Museum, 
Eskimo material from the American Museum of Natural His- 
tory of New York City, a large number of skulls from the On- 
tario Archaeological Museum, an archaeological collection from 
the British Museum, a collection of shields from the United 
States National Museum, and a large collection of Brazilian 
material from the Museum fur Volkerkunde of Berlin. 
