THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM 



The mural paintings in this hall give a panoramic view 

 of the regions from which the collections came. 



The collections from the Indians of the Rio Grande 

 pueblos, exhibited in Room 3, are from the Keres, Tigua, 

 Jemez and Tewa Indians. These collections follow imme- 

 diately those in Room 4 and complete the series of exhibits 

 from the southwestern tribes. 



Laguna is the most recent of the new Mexican pueblos, 

 and its inhabitants are of mixed origin. An impression of 

 its appearance is given by various color sketches. 



A collection of prehistoric pottery and other antiquities 

 from Arizona is also included in this hall. 



Maps, color sketches and other illustrated material are 

 provided as in Room 4, and the mural paintings are land- 

 scapes representing the territory. 



In the central floor space at the left or southern end of 

 the room are two models, one of the panther statue and 

 enclosure of the Keres Indians near Cochiti, New Mexico. 

 Two life-size images of panthers lie in a stone enclosure 

 near a ruined pueblo. These are the largest images known 

 to have been executed by pueblo Indians, and nothing simi- 

 lar to them and their enclosure has been discovered any- 

 where in the Southwest outside of the territory of the Keres. 

 The images are fetiches of the esoteric group of the hunt- 

 ers. The other model represents the pueblo of Taos, New 

 Mexico, the ancient home of the Tigua Indians, located on 

 the Taos River about fifty-two miles northeast of Santa Fe. 

 It was first visited by the Spaniards in 1540. 



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