. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. 16 NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT, 1959 specimens from the Shanidar Valley archeological excavations and marked them for use in the futm*e modernization. Important additions were made in the highlights of Latin American archeology hall during the year. The panel of photographs at the south end was removed and a large, full-scale plaster cast of a colossal stone head of the Olmec culture was installed in February 1959. This cast of San Lorenzo Monument No. 1 from southern Vera Cruz arrived in 31 sections and was
. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. 16 NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT, 1959 specimens from the Shanidar Valley archeological excavations and marked them for use in the futm*e modernization. Important additions were made in the highlights of Latin American archeology hall during the year. The panel of photographs at the south end was removed and a large, full-scale plaster cast of a colossal stone head of the Olmec culture was installed in February 1959. This cast of San Lorenzo Monument No. 1 from southern Vera Cruz arrived in 31 sections and was assembled by Mr. Paul Willis of the cabinet shop. Art work and final painting were executed by Mr. A. Joseph Andrews, chief exhibits specialist of the department of anthro- pology. An exhibit of Olmec jade, installed near the head, displays for the first time in the United States three of the magnificently carved Olmec jade figures from La Venta in Tabasco, Mexico, as well as such other Olmec jade objects as beads, ceremonial axes, pendants, and ear ornaments. This exhibit also shows aboriginal methods of working jade b}^ drilling, sawing, pecking, and polishing. A gold Chimu mask from Peru was installed in the exhibit of Andean arts and crafts. Associate curator Clifford Evans, in cooperation with Assistant Director John C. Ewers, Howard Cline of the Hispanic Foundation of the Library of Congress, and John Corbett of the National Park Service, planned a special exhibition, "Anthropology and the Nation's The special exhibition "An- thropology and the Nation's Capital" was part of the Museum's contribution to the series of scientific meet- ngs held in Washington in the fall of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum. [Washington] : Smithsonian Instit
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