18 FIRST FLOOR, SOUTH CENTRAL WING 



utensils and bonework. Notice how many of the utensils, weapons and 

 clothing are made from the skin or bone of the seal, walrus and other 

 Arctic animals. The case marked " Eskimo Woman Cooking" shows a 



section of the interior of a snow hut or igloo lined with seal- 

 C 11 ctions s ^ m ' the mother preparing the food in a primitive stone ves- 

 sel, heated by flame from seal oil in the stone lamp below. 

 The opposite case shows an Eskimo woman fishing through the ice. She 

 has formed a windbreak with blocks of ice. The fish-rod and hook, and 

 the long ladle are made of bone, and with this latter she keeps the water 

 in the hole from freezing over while she is fishing. 



The mural decorations of Arctic scenery are by Frank Wilbert Stokes, 



and the legend depicted on the main canvas over the door is 

 Decorations &i ven m ^ u ^ m Guide Leaflet No. 30; the mural decorations 



illustrating the industries of British Columbia and Alaska 

 are by Will S. Taylor. 



The doorway at the north end of the hall leads to the Auditorium which 

 has a seating capacity of 1400, and is equipped with two screens, 25 feet 

 Auditoriu square, for stereopticons. Free public lectures are given 



here Tuesday and Saturday evenings from October to May 

 under the auspices of the Board of Education. There are also free lectures 

 on public holidays, and special lectures for Members of the Museum as well 

 as lectures for school children. 



At the end of the corridor is the power room where may be seen demon- 



strated the transformation of the potential energy of coal 



into heat, light and motion. 



[Return to the Jesup Memorial Statue.] 



WEST CORRIDOR 



To the right or west of the Jesup statue are three halls devoted to 

 Indian collections. To reach these the visitor passes 



Meteorites through the West Corridor containing the Ward-Coonley 



collection of meteorites which numbers 603 "falls" and 



is the most complete collection of meteorites in the world. 



