Study of metal implements. Hammering, smelting, casting. Results of exposure. Analysis of alloys. Coins, etc. Study of pottery. Pastes; burning; glazing; forms; decorative designs; painting and coloring.
Textile materials; ancient cloth and basket work; feather work.
Methods of making casts and models; taking squeezes, rubbings, copies, and photographs. Drawing, shading, and coloring ethnographic charts.
Practice in preserving, mounting, arranging, and classifying specimens. Tests for the detection of frauds. Incrustations, dendrites, etc. Practice in reducing unknown tongues to writing, by the ear. Practice in the repetition of unfamiliar phonetic elements. Study of the actions of the lingual muscles in the production of sounds.
LIBRARY WORK.
Researches in the history of anthropology.
Making lists of works and articles on special subjects, with brief abstracts.
Notes of the proceedings of anthropological societies and the contents of journals.
Presentation of the theories of particular writers on the science.
Familiarize the student with the past and present literature of his branch.