General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . e Philippines. Among the textilesare exhibited the batik work of Java, the tiedyeing of the Bagobo in the Philippines, andfine textiles of Luzon. Thev possess fowls and pigs, cultivate rice,and use the Carabao, or water buffalo, as adomestic aid in agriculture and transporta-tion. They possess the out-rigger canoesgenerallv in use throughout the are blow-guns, bows and arrows,spears, and knives. Thev are devoted to head-hunting, considering it necessarv for re-ligious peace and security. The
General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . e Philippines. Among the textilesare exhibited the batik work of Java, the tiedyeing of the Bagobo in the Philippines, andfine textiles of Luzon. Thev possess fowls and pigs, cultivate rice,and use the Carabao, or water buffalo, as adomestic aid in agriculture and transporta-tion. They possess the out-rigger canoesgenerallv in use throughout the are blow-guns, bows and arrows,spears, and knives. Thev are devoted to head-hunting, considering it necessarv for re-ligious peace and security. The original culture of the first black racehas disappeared. That existent at present isbasic Malay, on which has been superim-posed the influence of India and China, theformer affecting thought and philosophy,and the latter furnishing, through commerce,cherished objects of art and utility. Nextcame Mohammedanism, which is the pre-vailing religion in some of the islands, andabout three hundred vears ago Christianitvand culture were brought by theDutch and Spaniards. C16O. AN EMPERORS BIRTHDAY GIFT. An assemblage of elaborate carvings fashioned from purest white jade and fitted together ASIATIC COLLECTIONS <Index Plan, p. nj, Fourth Floor, Hall 6, alsoHall 4, and p. 18, Third Floor, Hall 6) DRUMMOND COLLECTION OF JADE The famous Drummond Collection of carvedChinese jade, amber, Japanese ivory, andsword-guards is in rhc Southwest Tower onthe fourth floor, opening out of the SouthSea Islands Hall. This magnificent collectiongathered by the late Doctor I. WymanDrummond and presented to the Museum in his memory, is installed as a unit, larglyaccording to Doctor Drummonds original |arrangement. It is really a group of collections, each oneof the greatest importance and beauty. Thejade collection alone is a rich and well halanced series, representative of all periods andcovering a cultural range of more than thirtycenturies. The left half of the room is de-voted to jade arran
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