The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-12
ETHNOLOGY AT THE FAIR,
HIGH RESULTS OF TWO YEARS
WORK IN THE WESTERN WORLD

One Hundred Assistants or RrOfesS0r
Putnam Make Collections FROM
Greenland to TERRA del Fuego.
T URING the past two years many
archaeological and ethuological'
researches have been carried
on all over the western world
to collect material for the Chicago
Worlds Fair. The work has been re.
markably successful. It has been In
charge Of Professor Putnam, OF the Pea
body Museum, Cambridge, aud about
100 assistants have carried out tho nec-
essary researches in the field. In his re-
cent report on the Peabody Museum,
Professor Putnam gives summary of
the results Of tho work that has covered
q more extensive field Of the anthropolog-
ical research than was ever covered be-
fore in two years.
Professor Putnam mentions frst
among the results, tho collections
brought back by Lieutenant Peary from
the little trib, Of E,kimos In the Whale
Sound region Of Greenland. A member
OF the party Is about to 60 to Chicago
fron this city for the purpose of arrang-
ing tho collections which will represent
Lie lteuaut Peary's work at the big Fair.
The specimens include summer houses of
skins, Eskimo boats, sledges, weapons,
implements, utensils, ornaments, full
sets of their garments, carvings in ivory,
aud also several hundred photographs
Of individuals of the tribe aud scenes il.
iustrating their daily life. There will
also be complete census Of the tribe,
several crania, aud full set Of anthropo-
ma ont
The Worlds Fair is also to have the
beueft Of an Eskimo settlement. The
S!siles expedition to Labrador brou yht
back tifty-seven natives Of that country,
who will occupy al Eskimo village on
the Fair grounds with all their belong
ings until the Fair is ovsr.
Doctor Sheldon Jackson has bcsn
making large ethu )loglcal collections in
Alaska, ani amoag the coast tribes Of
Siberia, aud Mr.. Cherry has made long
journey u, tho Yukon Valley to collect
specimens illus trating the life aud hsudi.
work Of tho Yu<oa tribes. Seven other
assistants have bean forming collections
,ng tho colst tribes between the
Columbit River aul Alaska, aud par
tlcularly i'll norShsrl Vance lver aud the
. leeu Cl,rlottr Islands.
The interior tribs' of Canada will all
have living representatives on ths F,ir
grounds by permission Of the Ciuadiau
Commissioner of Cina lia1 Atf airs. The
Cana 1iau Fair Commission has exertei
itself to secure an excellent representa-
ton Of the arcia ,lo gy of Canada.
Ne,rlY all the In liau tri bes of the Uutted
States have been 9isi ted by students
fron U,rvArl al other IN iversitie, for
the parpos, OF Collecting chronological
mlteria! al data relating 60 tho physical
characteristics Of the trib,s. Tie O)m.
missioaers of this State havs assisted
Professor PLtns m to secure large arch
% a)logical collec tion anu a complete rep
resentatioa of the Iroquois tribes.
Families fro n these tribes will live on
the Expo,itson gro luds in barx houses,
such as were in use WHOM this po yerful
Nation first came into contact with our
race.
Many OF tho most interesting aud
fruitful researches have been male in
the Latin American Republics south of
the Uuite1 States. A number of ci ;ers
bf the army arl navy were det to
Arouse the interest Of these Republics in
The Exposition, aud also to make collec-
tions in etlnolo ~ and arc ie )losy. They
took with them full instructions from
Professor Putnam as to tho manner Of
collecting aud the results have bo.n
splendid. They have secured many ex-
hibits from native peoples of Genital aud
South America.
A good many interesting thugs co1.
nected with the period Of Cortsz have
been found in Mexico aud will be seen at
tho Fair. The ancient ruins Of Yucata1
have been specially explored by Consul
E. H. Thompson. He made about 1O, 900
square feet OK IN )ulds Of portions of tn,
ruined buildings, showing the facade,,
parts Of corners Of struc turee, tho door
ways and other features. Hs also
moulded botl sides of the famous portal
at L1bna. Casts have beon IN, le fro N
these moulds, aud there will bo seen On
the Exposition grounds fac-simile, OF
these elabora.ely carved stone struc-
lures Of Yucatau, over aud around which
will be the tropical pl ants native to the
region Of the ruins.
An expedition was sent to Honduras
to study the ancieut ruins Of Copan, anl
though the work has not been con.
pleted, many interesting aud important
objects, illustrating wonderful carvings
in stone, fragm ants IF pottery, numerous
ornaments of stone, shells aud bone,
stone implements, aud so on, have been
secured. Further south G.. A. Dorsey
made extensive explorations in Ecuador,
Peru aud Bolivia, where hs collected a
large amount of this material. Lieuten.
ants Sagord aud Welles secure many
series of garments, weapons aud other
objects illustrating the tribes of parts of
the interior Of South America. Even
Patagonia aud TERRA del Fuego have
been drawn upon for collections.
In the Uaited States the archa illogical
work of the past two years will be fully
represented. Ancient village sites, burial
places, aud workshops or quarries have
been brought to light in the Delaware
Valley aud cirefully studied. Similar
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