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3. Indicate briefly the present condition of the exhibition series and the study series.

In response to the inquiry concerning the study and the exhibition series the following must be said. So far as limited space will allow the study series is in good condition. It is arranged partly[[strikethrough]] , [[/strikethrough]] ethnically and[[strikethrough]] , [[/strikethrough]] partly[[strikethrough]] , [[/strikethrough]] technically; especially are those objects which have been gathered in small quantities in the Orient placed ethnically, because there is in no case a sufficient amount of material to set up an all-round comparative study. Exceptions to this are found in the following sections into which a large number of ethnological specimens have been turned; Music, Foods, Medicine, Animal products, Fishing, Navigation, Transportation, Heating[[overwritten]] , [[/overwritten]] ^[[&]] Illumination, Metrics and Textiles. For the American series, the material being much more comprehensive, it has been possible to lay out certain large ethnic or culture areas and to regard the whole Western World as one enclave. In these[[overwritten]] , [[/overwritten]] ^[[areas]] comparative studies of considerable range can be made and, therefore, objects belonging to each culture class are placed together. 

The exhibition series is not in its best condition at the close of the fiscal year, because several months of the Curator's time have been devoted to preparation of ^[[of an exhibit for]] the Nashville Exposition^[[,]] and it has not been possible to give to this part of the collection its proper space and exhibition. ^[[The building of new galleries entirely stopped work on this series]] The Curator is not [[insertion]] [[circled]] at [[/circled]] [[/insertion]] satisfied with the space devoted to American ethnological exhibition and hopes that a great deal more room [[strikethrough]] might [[/strikethrough]] ^[[may]] be devoted to this subject. [[circled]] Both series [[/circled]] have been carefully guarded from moth and destruction and placed in such enclosure as would make the objects most accessible to those who are interested in particular studies.