HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM 



Frazer River, and prehistoric stone monuments of Vancouver Island 

 were also studied by Mr. Smith, resulting in many valuable additions 

 to the Museum's collection. 



The ethnological research among the Indians of British Columbia 

 was carried on by Dr. Franz Boas and Messrs. Livingston Farrand and 

 Harlan I. Smith, assisted by the Messrs. James Teit, George Hunt, 

 Filip Jacobsen, and John R. Swanton. The information which they 

 succeeded in obtaining regarding the art, traditions, ceremonies, 

 and industries, together with the large collections to illustrate them, 

 form a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the peoples of that 

 region. 



The collection from the Tsimshian and the Haida of northern 

 British Columbia contains many paintings and totem poles which 

 illustrate fully the use of the crest and the representation of family 

 traditions on the carvings. There are also many masks and other 

 ceremonial objects. The material collected from the Haida sup- 

 plements that presented by Mr. Heber R. Bishop in 1882, which 

 together form a very complete collection, illustrating the ethnology 

 of the Queen Charlotte Islands. In the collection from the Bella 

 Coola of Central British Columbia there is a fine set of ceremonial 

 masks illustrating all the important deities of the tribes. A very full 

 collection from the Kwakiutl of Vancouver Island contains a large 

 number of ceremonial masks, together with objects illustrating the 

 industries, fishing implements, etc. The Nootka and Coast Salish of 

 Vancouver Island are also well represented. From the latter we have 

 a fine collection of basketry. 



ALASKA 



The ethnology of the Tlingit Indians of southern Alaska is fully 

 illustrated in the 4,000 specimens acquired through the purchase of 

 the Emmons collections, already noted. The collection from the 

 Tlingit contains numerous masks and other ceremonial objects, and a 

 great number of excellent old pieces of superior workmanship. A 

 recent addition to the Tlingit collection was the gift of Mr. Adolph 



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