The sun., 1893-04-02
ETHNoLoGY AT THE FAIR
MON RESULTS OF TWO rEIRs. yoBKI
Nv THE WESTERN UoRLD.

IN THE WESTERN W0RLD.
One Hundred A--istnnts OF Prof Putnam
Make Collections rom North Grcrni,,,
10 TERRA del Fneso-E-Eirno and o,,.r
Tribes who VIII Live the ,sround.--
More Than $1,000 ChiId-cn Mcasnrcs,
During the past two years many archiaol,c,
ical and chronological researches have been
| carried on all over the western world 10 colIact
material for the Chicago Worlds Far Tho
! work has been remarkably successful Inns
been In charge OF Prof Putnam OF tho r,AboIv
Museum. Cambridge. and about ono hupd-,l
assistants have carried out tho necessary rn.
| searches in the field. In his recent tcuptt @.
| tho Peabody Museum. pivi. luinam riy,s
sum mary OF tho results OF tho work that has
covered a more extensive nsld OF the antIr,
| biological research than was ever covered la.
| fore In two years.
| Prof. Putnam mentions first among the re.
suits. the collections brought back 10y Lieut.
| Peary from the little tribe OF Eskimos in tia
Whale Sound region Of Greenland. member
OF the party Is about to go to Chicago from
this city for the purpose OF arranging tho coli
lections which will represent Lieut. rcary's
work at tho big Fair. The specimens include
summer houses OF skins. Eskimo boats
sledRes. weapons. implements. utensils orna-
ments. full sets Of their garments. carvings in
ivory and also several hundred photographs
OF individuals OF the tribe and scenes Illus.
tratnR their daily life. There will also Je a
complete consus OF tho tribe. several crania.
and . full set OF anthropological measure
ments and observations.
The Worlds Fair is also to have the benefit
Of an Eskimo settlement. The Skiles expedi-
ton to Labrador brought back nity.seven
natives Of that country. who will occupy an
Eskimo village on tho Fair grounds with all
their belongings until the Fair is over.
DR.. Sheldon Jackson has been making large
chronological collections in Alaska, and among
the coast tribes OF Siberia. and Mr.. Cherry has
made long journey UP the Yukon Valley to
collect specimens illustrating tho life and
handiwork OF the Yukon tribes Seven other
assistants have been forming collections
among the coast tribes between the Columbia
River and Alaska and particularly in northern
Vancouver and the Queen Charlotte islands.
The interior tribes OF Canada will all have
living representatives on the Fair grounds by
permission OF the Canadian Commissioner OF
Canadian Affairs. The Canadian Fair Com.
mission has exerted itself to secure an excel.
lent representation Of the archaeology Of Cam
ada. Nearly all the Indian tribes of the United
States have been visited by students from Har-
ward and other universities for the purpose Of
collecting chronological material and data re-
tribes. The Commissioners OF this State have
assisted Prot: Putnam to secure large arch.
Goiogtcal collection and q complete represen-
these tribes will live % on the Exposition Ieo itH
grounds in bark houses, such as were in uso
when .t this powerful nation hrst came into con-
Many. OF the most interesting and fruitful
A number of Officers Of the army and navy
republics in tho Exposition M ana % also to msss MAKE
tooS WITH IL Hnd
snd the results have been splendid They
Some time ago THE Sun called attention to
se ct hsy9 d he hs Se %
hst1<sas
among the Carlbs with excellent ] results. ii'"''"
coed many interesting things connected
ancient ruins Of Yuestan e have bee been @ speciaiis
feet Of of
Of the ruined buildings. showing the faeades.
oso H. aso ss
sides E I OF the famous portal at Labna Casts
viii be seen on the E.pesiton EXPO rronnds a sse fac
SMILES OF these deliberately carved stone
nae ths rsson
OF the ruins
. An expedition was sent to Honduras to study
work has not been comp pleted. many Interest,"
Ing and important objects. illustrating won
deriu! carvings In stone. fragments Of pottery,
numerous ornaments OF stone. Shells. and
bone stone impsment and so On. have been
PsrI; ss ana Boiivls; where he COLLECTED large
Wellss secured many series Of garments.
and other objects illustrating the
ca Even Patagonia and TERRA del Fuego
In the United States the archaeological work
of the past two years will be fully represented.
Ancient village sites. burial places, and work
shops s or r nanarriesJ haye been brought to light
Similar fruitful researches have been made on
Cape Cod. In Connecticut. along the An
1roscoggin. and In many other places. Two
Valley in which the graves were SO
Did that the SIX eletons had entirely disappeared.
md I'm plements and other objects OF stone
'gy have also been carried on. DR.: Franz Boas
md his assistants have prepared Dresenta-
ion Of the physical CHARACTERISTICS Of the, ma
o besn tak and msds
more than $4,000 children in the public
chools OF the United States and Canada. as
veil vel ;,d as II the InSan S schools and oi manyne-
los in Japanese and Hawaiian schools was
Ilso secured. and We thus nave the measure
nents Of Japanese and Kanaka children for
There ls 70 doubt that tho chronological fea-
Illustrative Of the life and customs Of prcRis.
ORIG ORIG and uncuitursd peoples has eyer before
Events I'm wasbiputon gt.ts