Is FIRST FLOOR. SOUTH CENTRAL WING 



utensils and bonework. 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 



section of the interior of a snow hut or igloo lined with seal- 

 Eskimo 1-1 1 •!,■!• ... 



_ ,, . skm, the mother preparing the food m a primitive stone ves- 



sel, heated by Maine 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. 



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



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

 Mural .... 



_. .. given in full in Guide Leaflet No. -50; the mural decorations 



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, for stereopticons. Free public lectures arc given 



here Tuesday and Saturday evenings from October to May 



under the auspices of the Board of Education. There are also free lectures 



on public holidays, and special lectures for Members of the Museum as well 



as lectures for school children. 



At the end of the corridor is the power room where may he seen demon- 

 strated the transformation of the potential energy of coal 



Power Room •,.,•,. , 



into neat, light and motion. 



[Return to the Jesup Memorial Statue] 



WEST CORRIDOR 



To the right or west of the Jesup statue are three halls devoted to 

 Indian collections. To reach these the visitor passes 



_, . .. through the West Corridor containing the Ward-Coonley 



Meteorites ° . n >, j 



collection of meteorites which numbers (>().'} "tails and 



is the most complete collection of meteorites in the world. 



