DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY 139 
acquired by purchase are the Montez collection illustrating the 
archaeology of the interior of Peru, the Colombia collection of 
gold, silver, stone and pottery from ancient Chibcha graves j 
the Hassler collection from the Gran Chaco region of Para- 
guay , the Umlauflf collection of ethnological material from 
northwestern America and from Patagonia, Africa and Ocean- 
ica; 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 today 
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, Mrs. T. B. Blackstone,’ 
Mr. Robert F. Cummings, Mr. Martin A. Ryerson, Mr. Harlow 
N. Higinbotham, Mr. Edward E. Ayer, Mr. Joseph N. Field 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, Mr. Alleyne 
Ireland, Dr. W. A. Phillips, Dr. William Jones, Dr. A. B. 
Lewis, Mr. F. C. Cole and Dr. M. L. Miller. The extensive 
collection of Etruscan, Roman and Egyptian antiquities is due 
largely 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, pot- 
tery and material from ancient stone quarries. Several impor- 
tant 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 
