THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM 



oral tribes of the Mariposan linguistic stock in Fresno, 

 Tulare, Kern, Mariposa and King Counties, California. 



The exhibits from the Maidu occupy three cases at the 

 left or south side of the hall and comprise basketry, games, 

 dance accoutrements, ornaments and other objects. 



The most important collection in this hall is that from 

 the Porno Indians of Clear Lake, which occupies the re- 

 maining cases on the south side and some of those on the 

 north side of the hall. Basketry, textiles, tools and ma- 

 terials used in native manufactures, implements, costumes, 

 games and beadwork are shown. An interesting part of 

 this exhibit is a set of doctor's paraphernalia, containing 

 specimens of dried mud puppy, coyotes' feet, medicine 

 stones and other native remedies. 



An ancient duck-shaped boat of the Porno is exhibited, 

 and an immense Porno acorn storage basket, with scaffold 

 and ladder to reach the top, is at the west end of the hall. 

 Acorns formed the principal article of diet of these Indians, 

 and many of their stone implements are designed for crush- 

 ing and cracking them. 



The exhibits from the Miwok, Mono, Hupa, Yokut and 

 Klamath Indians on the north side of this hall are of the 

 same general type as those from the Maidu and Porno. A 

 sweat-house ladder of the Hupa Indians, used for descend- 

 ing into the small underground chambers for the steam 

 bath, is shown in the northwest corner of the room. Bas- 

 kets for the Indian game of basket-ball are shown in the 

 case devoted to the Miwok Indians. The mural paintings 



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