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MURAL PAINTINGS 



CHILKAT BLANKET 



Eskimo 

 Collections 



dress, method of transportation, etc., also cooking utensils and bonework. 

 Notice to what extent 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 Cook- 

 ing" shows a section 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 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. In this section will be found collections obtained by the Stefans- 

 son-Anderson expedition from the Eskimo of Coronation Gulf, some of 

 whom had never seen a white man. 



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

 the mural decorations illustrating the industries and cere- 

 monies 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, 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 special 



Mural 

 Decorations 



Auditorium 



