THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM 



peoples did not live in towns like the Zufii and Hopi, but 

 in scattered dwellings, and are comparatively late comers 

 to this region. A set of masks used in the ebichai, or 

 ''Dance of the Giants," is shown in the case at the extreme 

 northwest corner of the hall. A life-size model of a Navajo 

 medicine man in native costume, with his medicine bags 

 beside him and a "bull-roarer" in his hand, is shown oppo- 

 site the entrance at this end of the hall. The contents of a 

 medicine bag and a collection of objects used in the healing 

 ceremonies are shown in a near-by case. 



A collection of objects found with the remains of a band 

 of Navajo killed in the Canon del Muerto, or "Canon of 

 the Dead," dates from about the end of the eighteenth cen- 

 tury. This canon is a branch of the Canon de Chelly, and 

 its name is derived from the number of bodies of ancient 

 peoples found interred there. Pottery, weapons, games, 

 spindles, arrows and utensils are comprised in this exhibit. 



The collection from the Apache Indians consists of im- 

 plements for games, dance masks, weapons and basketry. 

 These Indians are skilled in the latter art and trade their 

 products with other tribes. 



In addition to the collections already mentioned, the north 

 side of the hall at its eastern end exhibits a model of a 

 triple-walled town near McElino Canon, Colorado, and 

 small cases at intervals down this side of the hall exhibit 

 pottery from cliff and pueblo dwellers of Colorado and 

 Utah, relics from prehistoric Indians of Arizona and from 

 the Mohave, Papago and Maricopa Indians. 



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