During the summer the Peabody Museum has received several very impor tant additions to its collections, especially to the collections of pottery. One of the largest of these groups is the Gordon collection of pottery from the banks of the Ulua River in Honduras. This comprises broken bits of colored pottery, stone idols and terra cotta whistles in the shape of animals, all of which were found in the banks of the Ulua River at a depth varying from four to forty feet.

Another consignment of pottery was received from Guatemala which an old priest excavated from the ruins of the old town of Quiche. The incise work of this pottery is especially fine. A large collection of skeletons and pottery has also been received from Madisonville, Ohio.

Besides these additions to the Museum, the Hemenway collection has received relief models of the Ancient Province of Tusayan, and the old Moki Pueblo city, Walpi Mesa, both in northern Arizona. These models which were made by Cosmos Mindeleff, are the best specimens of relief work in this country.