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The north end of the hall is devoted to Eskimo eoUections. The 

 cases on the right show the manner of dress, method of 

 P ,, . transportation, etc., also cooking utensils and bone work. 



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 sec- 

 tion of the interior of a snow hut or igloo lined with sealskin, the 

 mother preparing the food in a primitive stone vessel, 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 wind- 

 break 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. In this section will l)e 

 found collections obtained by the St efansson- Anderson expedition from 

 the Eskimo of Coronation Gulf, who had never seen a white man. 



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

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

 given in full in 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 square, forstereopticons. Free public 

 lectures are given here Tuesday and Saturday evenings from October 



Mural 

 Decorations 



Auditorium 



