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The material in Alcove 14 is so arranged as to bring out as 

 strongly as possible the contrast between the culture of the 

 coast and that of the interior. The cases contain ex- xhe Plateau 

 cellent basketry, and garments made of skin decorated Tribes. 

 with painted geometrical designs and with pictographic repre- 

 sentations. Here we also find specimens illustrating the use of 

 the horse. The clothing exhibited in Alcove 15 shows the close 

 affiliations of this culture with that of the Plains Indians. The 

 garments are made of skin decorated with feathers, painted and 

 embroidered. The similarity of culture with the eastern Indians 

 is still greater among the Plateau tribes near the Columbia River 

 (Alcove 16). Here we notice painted hide bags, embroidered 

 blankets and bead-work quite similar to that of the eastern 

 Indians. The tribes of this district also excel in basketry 

 similar in type to that of the interior of British Columbia. 



The contrast between the occupations and the dress of the 

 coast tribes and those of the interior is brought out in three 

 groups in the middle of the hall. 



The desk cases along the center of the hall contain archeeo- 

 logical collections. The southern cases exhibit material from 

 the plateau region, while the northern cases contain Archseo- 

 material from the coast region. It seems that, on the logical 

 whole, the culture of the prehistoric tribes has been Material, 

 the same as that of the present tribes. 



Most of the material in this hall was obtained by the Jesup 

 North Pacific Expedition, 



From the north end of Hall No. 108 one passes through the 

 North Corridor (No. 109) into the Lecture Hall (main floor). 

 This is the center of great activity during the fall. Lecture 

 winter and spring months. Regular courses of lee- Hall, 



tures are given on Thursday evenings by members of the scien- 

 tific staff to Members of the Museum, on Saturday mornings to 

 the teachers in the public schools (in co-operation with the State 

 Department of Public Instruction), on Tuesday and Saturday 

 evenings to the general public (in co-operation with the City 

 Board of Education), and on other occasions as need arises. 

 About ninety lectures are delivered in the course of the season. 



