He is a specialist upon the placing of ethnological ex¬ 
hibits in a museum. Particularly has he proven himself 
skillful in the development of aboriginal groups, for 
here was there an excellent opportunity for a combination 
of art and science. 
"in the National Museum today there are some twenty 
of these groups. Each figure is the size of its counter¬ 
part in life. It has first been modeled in clay by a 
sculptor, who ranked high as an artist, and who worked un¬ 
der the direction of a scientist who knew exactly what he 
wanted. Each figure is full of life and expression and 
fits into a group that is engaged in a typical occupation 
of the tribe. The scene is set in ,1ust the surroundings 
in which the originals lived. They are surrounded by the 
tools and wear the clothes that were used and worn by the 
originals. Each group is so vivid and so lifelike that a 
photograph of it could not be told from a picture from 
life. These groups, mounted in huge cases, are the ex- 
s. 
hibits of them all that most please the thousands of 
visitors that are constantly going to the museum. 
"The curator," says Dr. Holmes, "may select only 
those features in the life of a people susceptible to 
ready and effective illustration. He can deal with tools, 
utensils and devices employed in the practice of the arts. 
