FIRST FLOOR 41 



From the East Corridor pass to the North Wing (Hall No. 

 108). The visitor, on entering this hall, should first consult the 

 key-diagram, from the map accompanying which he Northwest 

 will note that the hall contains material illustrating Coast, 



the tribes of the northwestern coast of America and the con- 

 tiguous plateau region. The collections from the coast tribes 

 have been installed in two series : 



First. A general or synoptic collection of specimens obtained 

 from the entire area, designed to illustrate the culture of the 

 people as a whole; 



Second. Several independent collections, each illustrating the 

 peculiarities of the culture of a single tribe. 



The collection forming the first series occupies three alcoves 

 on the north side of the hall. This collection shows : 



(a) Natural products that are of economic value : the vege- 

 table kingdom furnishes food and material for manufactures; 

 the multitude of objects made from the cedar, such Synoptic 

 as blankets, baskets, ropes, boxes, canoes, illustrate Collection, 

 the importance of this tree; the animal kingdom provides fish 

 for food, horn for manufacture into spoons, skin for blankets, 

 wool for weaving, shell for ladles, bone for tools, porcupine-quills 

 for purposes of ornament; the mineral kingdom furnishes ma- 

 terial for axes, hammers, scrapers and other tools. 



(6) The industries of the people, as illustrated by their work 

 in stone : pecked hammers and mortars and polished knives and 

 ornaments; their work in wood, — splitting and planing, bent- 

 work, carving; their weaving, — baskets, mats and clothing; their 

 painting, rope-making and modern metal-work. 



(c) House-furnishings, — principally boxes, dishes and bas- 

 kets, — of which there are several examples in Alcove 2. 



{d) Dress and ornament, illustrated by life-sized figures, 

 some of which show the custom of wearing labrets and nose- 

 rings. 



(e) Trade and barter, — copper plates used as standards of 

 value, and articles that have been imported from the tribes of the 

 interior, from the Eskimo and indirectly from more distant 

 countries. 



(/) Himting and fishing, — bows and arrows, spears, fish-hooks, 



