THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



these Indians, and their agricultural pursuits are illustrated 

 by samples of corn or maize, beans, squash, etc., remains 

 of which have been found in rock shelters and shell heaps. 

 In hunting and warfare the bow and arrow and war club 

 were the weapons universally employed. 



The earliest Indians 7 who lived in the vicinity of New 

 York are represented by archaeological collections consist- 

 ing of crude pottery, cooking utensils and other implements 

 made of stone and bone. Some of their pottery is orna- 

 mented by incised designs. The stone axe, found in 1850 

 while excavating for a pond at Thorndale, Dutchess County, 

 New York, is a rare and valuable specimen, while the 

 wooden decoy duck is unique. Models of rock shelters have 

 been constructed to illustrate how the early Indians utilized 

 overhanging ledges as dwelling places. Some of the orig- 

 inals of these rock shelters are still in existence, particu- 

 larly at Inwood, Armonk and Cold Spring. 



In the left-hand wall case will be seen both birchbark and 

 dugout canoes. An unusual specimen in this case is a por- 

 tion of an original dugout canoe found in New York City in 

 1906 when making excavations in Oliver Street near 

 Cherry. 



In other portions of the hall will be found exhibits from 

 the Penobscot, Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Ojibway, 

 Menomini, Saulteau, Eastern Cree, Winnebago, Sauk and 

 Fox, Seminole, Cherokee and Yuchi Indians. 



The Menomini section is particularly rich in silver work, 



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