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imj/.ws or rill-: woobLASDs 



hcaiitifully worked in porcupine (luills. These ba^s were used in the 

 Midewiu, the secret society of the shauKUis, 



'I'he (lw('lliii<;s are of several forms, ainoii^ which nia\' he nieutioned 

 tlie h)U^ rectau^uhir liouses of 

 tlie InxjUois covered with oak- 

 hai'k; the doine-shaped huls 

 of Louj!; Ishiud and \icinit\- 

 which were cox'ered with mats 

 and l)UU(nes of ^ra-^s; and the 

 tamihar conical wigwam of 

 tlie ()jil)wa>' c()ver<'(l with 

 hirchhark. The utensils aic 

 of pottery, wood or hirchhark. 

 Pottery was not made \)\ all 

 the East(Tntril3es and seems to 

 be associated with the practice 

 of agriculture. The desi^ins are 

 inci.sech never painted. Bowls, 

 trays, luid s))o()ns are made of 

 wood and often decorated with 

 animal carvings. The use of 

 l)irchl)ark in tlie construction 

 of li^ht, ])()rta})le, liousehold 

 vessels is a ]xu'ticular trait of 

 our Eastern Indians. 



In the southeastern portion 

 of the United States a<j;ricul- 

 ture was liij»;hly developed. 

 These tril)es are re])resented 

 by the Cherokee and Yuchi 

 who made pottery, and by tlu^ 

 Choctaw and Chitimacha who 

 hav(» interesting baskets inatU^ 

 of cane. The Seminoles of 

 Florida liavc^ maintained an 

 independent existence in the 

 Everglades for nearly a centur\ 

 shown. 



SOUTHWEST PAVILION 



Indi.ws of the Plains 



The collections from the Indians of the Plains wi 

 adjoininii". Tlies(» Indians c()ni])ris(Ml the tribes 



A DANCER OF THE DOG SOCIETY 

 Arapaho Indian. 



Their ])icturesque costumes are 



1 b(^ found in the hall 

 liviiiii west of the 



