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[[strikethrough]] was made by Mr. J. C. McNeil and [[/strikethrough]] was ^[[was]] secured by purchase ^[[from J. C. McNeil, the Collector.]] An extremely valuable collection from Aucon, Peru, has been secured through the agency, of [[strikethrough]] Mr. J. W. ? [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Dr. Wm. H.]] Jones.
      In cataloguing and arranging the collection the curator has been assisted by Mr. Henry Walther and Mr. Wm. H. Barber. The ordinary entry in the records is generally supplemented by a drawing of the specimen. As many of the vases reach the museum in a fragmentary state, it is found desirable to have them carefully restored. In this work Mr. Walther is extremely skillful. Care is taken that such restorations do not, in any way, [[strikethrough]] belie [[/strikethrough]] ^[[falsify]] the original characters of the vessel.
      The curator has been engaged during the year in the study of portions of the collection, first, for the purpose of securing the best possible classification of the [[strikethrough]] collection [[/strikethrough]] ^[[ material]] for Museum purposes, and second, with the view of publishing a monograph upon the aboriginal pottery of America. One paper has been