As already stated, the collection from the Museum of the American
Indian consists of 57 Indian skeletons, which range from nearly
complete to such as are represented by only a few bones.
Notwithstanding the fact that the condition of the material leaves
much to be desired, many of the bones are sufficiently well preserved
to afford fairly good data for study. The bones show neither vestiges
of greenness nor traces of mineralization. There is no post-mortem
deformation, except in a few detached bones of the skulls of infants.
The color of the bones is predominantly brownish yellow, shading in
some specimens to light dirty yellowish and in others to a darker
brownish hue.