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Mr. Bruce Summerville - 7 of the Museum's publications for a carved whale bone rattle from the Kwakiutl.

Wellesley College - We have received 72 baskets from various tribes of the United States, and 8 bark and miscellaneous specimens from Canadian groups, for which the College will select pieces from our collections at a later date. 

[[underlined]] LOANS [[/underlined]]

We have accepted loans of the following specimens from the persons listed, under the usual three-year deposit restriction: 

Dr. Edgar Burke A phallic stone pipe from Pike County, Illinois, and a pair of wooden ear ornaments from the Spiro Mound, Oklahoma.

Mr. James E. Byrd A turkey feather cape and boa from the Mataponi Indians; three restorable pottery jars; pottery sherds and fragments; antler and shell implements and stone pieces - all from Princess Anne County, Virginia.

[[underlined]] ACQUISITIONS [[/underlined]]

Other than those listed as Gifts, among the important acquisitions are collections of archaeological material from Colusa, Orange, Sutter, and Ventura Counties, and from some of the channel Islands, California; a valuable collection of pieces from the Seri Indians of Sonora, Mexico; a group of implements from the Karok, of California; a group of large storage jars from the Diegueno, also of California; and the extensive Titus Collection of Cayuga County, New York archaeology. A large decorated tipi lining, on loan to use for some years, was also acquired by purchase.