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MURAL PAIxriNGS 



Mural 

 Decorations 



The mural decorations by Will S. Taylor between the windows on 

 both sides of the hall represent the industries and cere- 

 monies of the Indians of this region. Those at the north 

 end of the hall by Frank Wilbert Stokes relate to the 

 Eskimo and their country. 



The Eskimo collections are l)eing arranged in the adjoining hallway 

 and corridor. Here is a group showing the Eskimo woman cooking 

 in the interior of a snow hut or igloo lined with sealskin. She is using 

 a stone lamp filled with seal oil, which feeds the flame over which the 



ESKIMO HOME SCENE 

 There are two in.tructWe group, ne_a^th^:entn^n^e to the Au^^^^ In one, a home scen^ 



atr^onlaLTrih^oXr ^eprlle^ts an i^Z ZZTn fishT.Vhfo'^u.h the ice. The Museum is 

 rich in Eskimo collections. 



