The Opelousas courier., 1893-06-17
ETHNOLOGY AT THE FAIR
HIGH RESULTS OF TWO YEARS
WORK I'M THE WESTERN WORLD

W.
~ URING the past two years many,
archaeological and chronological
researches have been carried
on all over the western world
to collect material for the Chicago
Worlds Fair. The work has been re-
msrGably successful. 1t has beer IN
charge of Professor Putnam, of the Pea
body Museum, Cambridge, and about
100 assistants have carried out the nee
essary researches in the field. In his re"
cent report on the Peabody Museum,
Professor Putnam gives a summary OF
the results OF the work that has covered
a more extensive fell Of the a~nthropolo3-
ical research than was ever covered be-
fore in two yelrs.
Professor Putnam meatlons first
among the results, thu collections
brought back by Lieutenant Perry from
the little trib, of E3kinos in thu Wnale
Sound regiol Of Greellanl. A member
oil the party is a5olt to 6, to Chicago
FROM this city for tne purpose of arraa5.
ing the collections which will represent
Lieutenant Peary's work at the big Fair.
The specimens inctu le su n ner houses OF
skins, Eskimo b)tts, sIeigss, weapons,
implements, utensils, ornaments, full
sets of their garments, carvings in ivory,
and also several hundred photographs
of individuals of the tribe and scenes IL
lustrating their daily life. There will
also be a complete census of the tribe,
several crania, and a full set of anthropo-
logical measurements and observations.
The Worlds Fair is also to have the
benefit of an Eskimo settlement. The
Skilee expedition to Labrador brought
back ifty-seven natives of that country
who will occupy al Eskimo village on
the Fair grounds with all their belong
ings until the Fair is over.
Doctor Sheldon Jackson has been
making large chronological collections IN
| Alaska, and among the coast tribes OF
Siberia, and Mr.. Cherry has made along
journey up the Yukon Valley to collect
specimens illus trating the life and handi-
work of the YUKON tribes. Seven other
assistants have been forming collections
among the cast tribes between the
Columbia River an1 Alaska, and par
ticularly in northern Vancouver aud 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. TIE
Canadian Fair Commission has exerted
itself to secure an exc client representa-
ton of the archs do gy of Canada.
Nearly all the Indian tri hes of the United
States have been vlsl ted by students
from Harvard AMI other ua iversities for
the purpose of collecting chronological
material and data relating TO the physical
characteristics Of the tribas. Tie Com'
m~issioners of this State have assisted
Professor Pitue m to secure a large arch
aological collec ton ant a complete rep
re,entation of the Iroquois tribes
Families from these tribes will live Oh
the Expositson grounds in BARK houses,
such as were in use when this powerful
Nation first came into contact with Oh
race.
Many of the most interesting AM
fruitful researches have been made Ii
the Latin American Republics south 0
the United States. A number OF ofheer;
Df the army aud navy were detailed to
arouse the interest Of these Republics in
lhe Exposition, and also to make collec
lions in ethnology and agcla olo3y. The,
took with them full instructions fro1
Professor Putnam as to the manner o
collecting and the results have bee
splendid. They have secured many ex
hibits from native peoples Of Central an
South America.
A good many interesting thugs COZ
nocted with the period of Cortez hav
been found in Mexico and will be seen a
the Fair. The ancient ruins of Yucata
have been specially explored by Cons
E. Fl. Thompson. He made about 1000
square feet of moulds of portions Of ia:
yuined buildings, showing the facade'
parts of corners of struc turee, the dool
WAYS and other features. Ha ais
moulded both sides of the famous port1
at Labna. Casts have bssa male fro:
these moulds, aud there will be seen o
, the Expo,ition grounds fac-sinile' o
these deliberately carved stone struc,
lures of Yucatau, over and around Wnlc:
will be the tropical pl ants native to tn
region Of the ruins.
:, An expedition was sent to Hondura
to study the ancient ruins Of CoPan, an
, though the work has not been con
pleted, many interesting aud imloortan
i, objects, illustrating wonderful carving
= in stone, fragme nts Of pottery, nunerol
= ornaments Of stone, shells and bone
stone nipple neuts, and SO on, have bee
secured. Further south G.. A. Dorse
made extensive explorations in Ecuador
: Peru and BOLIVIA, waers hs collected
q large amount Of this M aterial. Lieuter
! ants sagord aud Welles secure man
series Of garments, weapons and 9TH
. objects Illustrating the tribes of parts
y the interior of South America. E7f
e Patagonia aud TERRA del Fuego hs
: been drawn upoa for collectio IS.
In the Uaited States the archie ,Iogic.
work of the past two years will be full
4 represented /. Ancient village sites, burr
places, aud workshops or quarries ha'
= been brought to light in the DeLawa
% Valley aud csrefully studied. sinil
fruitful researches have beea made
; Cape Cod, in Connecticut, along the A
d~roscoggin, aad in many other place
0 Two singular burial places were fou1
0 in the Audroscoygin Valley, in whi'
10 the graves were so old that the skeleto.
d had entirely disappeared, leaving in tt
10 graves only masses of red ochre aud ID