PEABODY MUSEUM
\pˈiːbɒdi mjuːzˈi͡əm], \pˈiːbɒdi mjuːzˈiəm], \p_ˈiː_b_ɒ_d_i m_j_uː_z_ˈiə_m]\
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Instituted as part of Harvard University in 1866 by George Peabody, an American banker, living in England. The best organized work in archaeology and ethnology accomplished in the United States has been done under the auspices of this institution.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.