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to the wall cases in the east hall, and a more artistic series is being arranged 
in their place. Although the series is not yet complete, it already includes 
exhibits of jade, slate carvings from Queen Charlotte islands, carved 
wooden plaques from British Columbia, Indian wampum, and both native 
and European beads. The gradual substitution of large-tvpe for small- 
type labels in all the cases is greatly improving their appearance and 
increasing their usefulness, and the two large Kwakiutl house-posts and 
their cross-beam that have been erected between the east and west halls 
make a very impressive archway. 
The division lent several hundred specimens to the Oblate Order for a 
celebration held during August in Montreal, where their exhibition attracted 
much attention from the half-million visitors. The number of loans to 
Normal School students decreased slightly, but there were requests from 
other sources that brought the number of collections loaned during the year 
to nineteen. In addition, J. D, Leeehman prepared for the Boy’s Hobby 
Show in Ottawa a special exhibit of the archaeological specimens that might 
be found in the surrounding district. 
The number of visitors was much the same as in previous years. 
Among these were Dr. Carl Guthe, Chairman of the Division of Anthro- 
pology and Psychology in the United States Research Council, who was 
deeply interested in the archaeological files; Dr. E. M. Box, Toronto Uni- 
versity, who worked for several days on the dental diseases apparent in 
Eskimo crania; Dr. C. H. M. Williams, Toronto University, for whom 
Mr. Leeehman made some two hundred impressions in beeswax of Eskimo 
teeth; and Mr. W. Davidson, of Yale University, who received assistance 
in the preparation of a thesis on the artistic concepts and ideals of the 
Pacific Coast Indians. 
Field Work 
The division had five parties in the field during the summer months, 
three in eastern Canada, one in Alberta, and one in British Columbia. 
C. M. Barbeau spent six months in Quebec, Ontario, and New Bruns- 
wick, studying handicrafts. In the course of his sojourn on several Indian 
reserves he collected much information relating to the ancient manual arts 
that have survived, after many changes, to the present day; in particular, 
moose-hair and bead embroidery, snowshoe-matting, and basket-making. 
He also continued his study of French-Canadian handicrafts in the neigh- 
bourhood of the reserves, and confirmed the conclusion he had already 
reached that most of the modern museum collections of Indian specimens 
from the eastern woodlands do not represent ancient handicrafts. These 
museum specimens have been collected during the last twenty-five to fifty 
years, and their past evolution is closely connected with the colonial arts 
of the whites. Several periods can be discerned, also distinct influences 
from various quarters. Thus the floral designs taught by the Ursulines to 
the Algonkian girls have given rise to much of the floral art prevailing in 
the north; to the school of Mgr. de Laval go back the geometric designs of 
the Micmacs, who went annually from Cape Breton to the Ste. Anne 
shrine at Cap Tourmente to barter their furs; and the Caughnawaga and 
St. Regis Indians were under the influence of the craftsmen, particularly 
of the Quevillon school, belonging to tie J6sus, near Montreal. No study 
