These motives 
existing only in the primitive imagination, 
are interwoven with the thought and life of the people, and 
are introduced freely into their various arts. The forms 
taken by them are exceedingly varied, undergoing modifica- 
tions with the different peoples, and assuming distinct forms 
in each art according to the nature and form of the object, 
the method employed in execution, and the purpose in view. 
During the year, exhibits were prepared also for the Pan 
American Exposition at Buffalo. 
The preparation of an extensive exhibit for the National 
Museum gave me the opportunity of assembling a large series 
of exhioits illustrating the higher achievements of the Ameri- 
can race in various branches of art, including architecture, 
sculpture, plastic art, carving, basketry, featherwork, and 
weaving. A leading feature of the work consisted of restora- 
tions of a number of the great ruined buildings of Mexico and 
Yucatan. Five models of these buildings were made: One on 
a scale of one-twelfth, one on a scale of one-eighteenth, and 
three on a scale of one twenty-fourth; and much time and re- 
search were expended in collating data and in determining the 
details of construction and embellishment* These models were 
assigned to the Department of Ethnology of the National Museum. 
