SECOND FLOOR 33 
Continuing to the westward, one enters Hall No. 202 of the 
West Wing. This hall contains the collections illustrating 
the culture of the Indian tribes of the southwestern Indians of 
part of the United States and of Mexico. The north- California. 
eastern portion of the hall is occupied by collections from the 
Indians of California, tribes particularly interesting on account 
of their basketry. First come the baskets of the southern and 
central part of the State. The large wall case beside the entrance 
contains the larger specimens and also material illustrating the 
mode of manufacture. The ‘“A”’ cases contain examples of beau- 
tiful weave and design. The Pomo, a tribe living near San 
Francisco, weave feathers into their baskets; each of the black 
tufts represents all that is used from a single bird (the Valley 
Quail). The culture of the Mutsun, the Maidu, the Shasta, the 
Wintun, the Pit River and the Yurok tribes is shown both by 
their baskets and by means of their implements of war, hunting 
and fishing. : 
Beyond the California exhibit (7. e., towards the west) are the 
collections showing the cultures of the tribes of Mexico, arranged 
in the following order: Tepehuane, Tarahumare, Hui- Indians of 
chol, Cora and Tarasco. It will be noted that the . Mexico. 
northern tribes, the Tepehuane, the Tarahumare and the Huichol, 
have been affected less than the southern by Spanish influences. 
The region inhabited by the Huichol is comparatively arid, 
hence most of their religious ceremonies are intended to pro- 
pitiate the gods of rain, and their ceremonial objects The 
are covered with symbols representing rain. A large Huichol. 
series of these objects is on exhibition. Elaborate ceremonies 
pertain to the pilgrimages after the cactus, from which the drink 
known as “mescal”’ is made. These ceremonies are illustrated 
by many specimens. The Huichol are skilful weavers, and the 
collection shows many samples of their work. A group shows 
the methods employed by this tribe in making arrows and cloth. 
The other tribes of southern Mexico and Guatemala (see the 
cases in the northwest corner of the hall) show the survival of 
pre-Columbian culture in their sacrificial jars, masks and other 
objects, most of which pertain to ceremonial rites. 
