THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



shamans. These masks differ from those of other tribes in 

 being decorated with weasel skins and abalone shell. Note 

 the articles of dress which are ornamented with the teeth 

 and dewclaws of mammals. Continue to the 



Haida exhibit and view the specimens used in the house- 

 hold, in fishing and in ceremonials. In the central case will 

 be found a number of models of canoes and whalebone 

 implements used in the preparation of cedar bark, which is 

 used for garments, basketry and the sails of boats. In an- 

 other case will be found a number of slate dishes carved 

 with designs of animals and sea monsters, and in other 

 places may be seen a number of masks and models of totem 

 poles. Entering the corridor at the north end of the group, 

 one finds the collections devoted to an exposition of 



Eskimo life. Finely etched and carved pieces of ivory 

 and crude but effective implements of the sea and chase 

 predominate. Well-executed groups, representing the every- 

 day life of these peoples, are installed in prominent posi- 

 tions. At the end of the corridor on the right is a collection 

 of the principal building stones of the United States. Re- 

 turn to the main hall, and on the right inspect the collec- 

 tions devoted to the 



Tlingit, Kwakiutl and Nootka Indians respectively. The 

 material from these peoples, it will be noted, is much finer 

 in its technique than that from the other groups represented 

 in this hall. Special attention is directed to the large col- 

 lection of elaborately woven baskets in the Tlingit section, 

 which are used in the household occupations of these peo- 



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